Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
Preferred Title:
Bronze Dionysus
Alternate Title:
Statue of Dionysus
Image View:
Detail of the long wavy hairstyle, rolled up in the back
Creator:
unknown (Roman (ancient))
Location:
repository: Museo Nazionale Romano (Rome, Lazio, Italy) inv. 1060
Location Note:
Palazzo Massimo alle Terme; Largo di Villa Peretti, 2
GPS:
41.901359 12.498249
Date:
ca. 117-138 CE (creation)
Cultural Context:
Roman (ancient)
Style Period:
Imperial (Roman)
Work Type 1:
sculpture (visual work)
Classification:
Sculpture and Installations
Material:
bronze; copper; silver; ivory
Technique:
casting (process)
Measurements:
158 cm (height)
Subjects:
deities; human figure; mythology (Classical); Dionysus (Greek deity); Hadrianic
Description:
Found in the Tiber riverbed during the excavations for the foundation of a pier for the Ponte Garibaldi (1885). Restored in 1984-1985. The god is represented naked in a youthful aspect, holding a thyrsus. Other metals have been added; copper for the lips and nipples, copper and silver triangles in the diadem. The orbits of the eyes are, in contrast, in limestone and the missing irises were probably made of colored hard stone or vitreous paste. The figure type relates to a famous Hellenistic model created about the mid-4th century BCE, the so-called Dionysus of the Woburn Abbey type, known through around 20 copies and variants. This example differs somewhat and shows Roman influence as well, making it an eclectic creation of the Imperial age. The incised pupils and the notable thickness of the upper eyelid suggest a date in either the Hadrianic or Antonine period. (Source: Museo Nazionale Romano; http://archeoroma.be niculturali.it/en/no de/482)
Collection:
Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
Identifier:
7A3-R-PM-DION-A08
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Bronze Dionysus