Bacchus and a Young Satyr

Datec. 1640

Modern PlaceItaly, Southern Europe, Europe

MediumBronze

Dimensions19 3/4 x 9 x 8 in.
50.2 x 22.9 x 20.3 cm
base: 2½ x 8 1/8 x 6 1/8 in.
6.4 x 20.6 x 15.6 cm

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LineFounders Society Purchase, New Endowment Fund

Object number82.27

DescriptionBacchus, nude, except for a wreath of grapes and grape leaves on his head, is shown in a contrapposto stance, the right leg engaged, the left slightly bent at the knee. He holds a goatskin in his right hand and a kylix in his left. To his right there is a young satyr who has his left arm slung through the goatskin. The satyr squeezes juice from grapes in his left hand into a cup held in his right. He looks up at the figure of Bacchus. The figures have a golden brown patina and a reddish black lacquer.

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