Head from the Statue of the Young Bacchus, first half of 1st century A.D. Creator: Unknown.
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Head from the Statue of the Young Bacchus, first half of 1st century A.D. Creator: Unknown.

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Head from the Statue of the Young Bacchus, first half of 1st century A.D. Additional Info: Dionysos, the god of wine, wears an ivy wreath hung with leaves and berries. This head is all that survives of what was once a life-size bronze statue of the god. The silvered whites of the eyes originally held inlaid irises. The dreamy, slightly unfocused gaze, as well as the slightly parted lips, conveys sensuousness and sexual ambivalence, characteristics frequently found in depictions of the god. This portrayal derives from Hellenistic Greek art, in which the depiction of the god underwent a radical change. Before the Hellenistic period, the Greeks usually portrayed Dionysos as a mature bearded man. In Hellenistic and Roman art, Dionysos is a beardless youth, similar to images of the god Apollo, which sometimes makes it difficult to distinguish between the two gods. On this head, the ivy wreath identifies the god as Dionysos.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A66_425

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NA

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NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

68,2Mo (2,6Mo) / 40,7cm x 42,0cm / 4806 x 4960 (300dpi)

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