Marble Torso Of Dionysus

Torso of dionysus 140 190 ad.
Marble torso of dionysus. σάτυρος sátyros pronounced also known as a silenos greek. 33 7 x 19 4 x 12 7 cm type. Marble statue of dionysus. Object details accession number.
Course grained greek marble 128 3 x 38 7 x 34 9 cm 50 1 2 x 15 1 4 x 13 3 4 in overall. A roman marble torso of dionysus ca. The lansdowne dionysos detail a d. 13 1 4 x 7 5 8 x 5 in.
Entered isabella stewart gardner s collection as the borghese bacchus before about 1897. Well known hellenistic sculptures of dionysian subjects surviving in roman copies include the barberini faun the belvedere torso the resting satyr. The paws of the animal are knotted on the left shoulder the panther head rests on the god s right chest. Arts of the ancient world.
In the archaeological museum olympia greece. A roman marble torso of dionysus circa 1st century a d. Hermes and the infant dionysus is probably a greek original in marble and the ludovisi dionysus group is probably a roman original of the second century ad. 1st century ce rs1902 preserved from the base of the neck to the mid thigh is the surviving portion of what will have been a full sculpture of the youthful god of wine dionysus.
350 330 bce or a hellenistic copy of his original. 62 2 41 9 23 2 cm 3 d object sculpture. Torso of a standing nude dionysus of white grey marble with his typical panther fur thrown over his left shoulder and tied over his right hip. Hermes carrying the infant dionysus hermes carrying the infant dionysus marble statue by praxiteles c.
Perhaps purchased from the borghese collection rome. A monumental marble torso of dionysos is on loan to the getty museum as a highlight of a special installation celebrating the ancient greek and roman marble and bronze sculptures from the santa barbara museum of art s collection. In greek mythology a satyr greek. Related collections and exhibitions.
σειληνός seilēnós is a male nature spirit with ears and a tail resembling those of a horse as well as a permanent exaggerated erection early artistic representations sometimes include horse like legs but by the sixth century bc they were more often represented with human. Torso of a youth.