# Sol (the Sun)

- By: Johan Gregor van der Schardt (Nijmegen, 1530–ca.)
- Date: c. 1570 - c. 1581
- Medium: bronze (metal)
- Classification: figure
- Dimensions: height 45.7 cm x width 21 cm x depth 13 cm
- Credit line: Purchased with the support of the Stichting tot Bevordering van de Belangen van het Rijksmuseum
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/BK-1977-24--5ab427fe30c13821e7f55120bf34d857)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/wwBob/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

The sun is portrayed in the guise of a young man with an idealized muscular body, and a mask encircled by rays of light before his face. He is accompanied by a lion, the astrological symbol of the sun. This statuette may have been part of a spectacular table fountain, although it is questionable whether this lavish ornament was ever completed.