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Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
Preferred Title:
Colossal Group with Dionysus and Satyr
Alternate Title:
Dionysus with Panther and Satyr
Image View:
Detail, smaller satyr supports Dionysus' arm, hand holding grapes
Creator:
unknown (Roman (ancient))
Location:
repository: Museo Nazionale Romano (Rome, Lazio, Italy) inv. 8606
Location Note:
via Sant’Apollinare, 46 (Palazzo Altemps); Boncompagni Ludovisi Collection
GPS:
41.901169 12.473062
Date:
Roman copy, 160-180 CE (creation)
Cultural Context:
Roman (ancient)
Style Period:
Imperial (Roman)
Work Type 1:
sculpture (visual work)
Classification:
Sculpture and Installations
Material:
marble
Technique:
carving (processes)
Subjects:
animal; deities; mythology (Classical); Dionysus (Greek deity)
Description:
At the center of the group is Dionysus portrayed in idealized beauty. A smaller satyr supports him and a panther is on the other side (little of the panther is original). The work is a Roman copy of 160-180 CE of a Greek original of the 4th century BCE. The size of the group indicates it was intended for a large space; since it was found on the Quirinal hill in the area of the Baths of Constantine, it was probably used in the baths. [source: museum label]
Collection:
Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
Identifier:
7A3-R-PAL-CGD-A06
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Colossal Group with Dionysus and Satyr