Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART: Colossal Group with Dionysus and Satyr
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
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Preferred Title:
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Colossal Group with Dionysus and Satyr
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Alternate Title:
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Dionysus with Panther and Satyr
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Image View:
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Detail, smaller satyr supports Dionysus' arm, hand holding grapes
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Creator:
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unknown (Roman (ancient))
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Location:
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repository: Museo Nazionale Romano (Rome, Lazio, Italy) inv. 8606
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Location Note:
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via Sant’Apollinare, 46 (Palazzo Altemps); Boncompagni Ludovisi Collection
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GPS:
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+41.901169+12.473062
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Date:
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Roman copy, 160-180 CE (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Roman (ancient)
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Style Period:
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Imperial (Roman)
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Work Type 1:
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sculpture (visual work)
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Classification:
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Sculpture and Installations
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Material:
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marble
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Technique:
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carving (processes)
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Subjects:
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animal; deities; mythology (Classical); Dionysus (Greek deity)
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Description:
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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]
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
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Identifier:
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7A3-R-PAL-CGD-A06
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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