Large mid C19th Italian ‘Grand Tour’ souvenir bronze sculpture, after the antique, of Silenus cradling the Infant Bacchus.
Good large-scale bronze reduction of the sculptural group regarded as one of the masterpieces of antiquity, originally carved in marble by Praxiteles, a renowned Ancient Greek Attic sculptor. In Greek mythology Silenus is known as the chief of the satyrs, a troup of male companions of Pan and Dionysus who roamed the woods and mountains. He is depicted holding his foster son , Bacchus, the Roman god of wine , who is crowned with grapes leaves.
In the mid 16th century a large marble statue was discovered in Rome , a Roman copy of a bronze work by the famous Greek sculptor Lysippos , which had been lost . The statue now preserved and exhibited at the Louvre. Paris , France , presents Silenus as an elderly hero lovingly holding the infant Bacchus in his arms. Cardinal Ferdinando de Medici obtained permission to have a cast made in bronze from the original marbl
...e work , of which this work offered here is a copy.
Well-defined casting with superb detail to the subjects , especially the facial features, musculature and vine-wrapped tree-trunk support.
In excellent original condition with a rich colour and patina, with only minor high-points.
An impressive large scale classical bronze sculpture of great presence .
The bronze Medici copy sculpture is exhibited in the Verone covered loggia over the river Arno at the Uffizi Museum, in Florence , Italy .
Bronze reduction casts such as this , were produced in Italy during the C18th and C19th as souvenirs for wealthy tourists and collectors completing the cultural ‘Grand Tour’ of the sites and sights of classical Europe.
H 24”
W 10”
D 9”
Italy c.1860
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Internal Reference: ML 239
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1014712
Dateline of this antique is 19th Century
Height is 60cm (23.6inches)Width is 25cm (9.8inches)Depth is 22cm (8.7inches)
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