Large Late C19th / Early C20th Italian ‘Grand Tour ‘ Souvenir Bronze Study , After the Antique, of a Faun and the Infant Bacchus.

Large late C19th / early C20th Italian ‘Grand Tour’ souvenir bronze study , after the antique, of a Faun and the infant Bacchus.

Superbly cast study depicting a mythical woodland Faun , or possibly Pan , with the infant Bacchus astride his shoulders, in his hands he holds cymbals, whilst his pipes are shown resting upon the tree-stump wrapped with a vine and grapes , against which he leans.

The infant Bacchus , god of wine and merriment, is shown holding a bunch of grapes as the two subjects gaze at each other. The mythical woodland faun , is shown with a modesty fig-leaf to the front of his naked body, whilst he has a tail of a creature above his buttocks.

Pan and Bacchus are often closely associated in mythology , with Pan often acting as a wild rustic companion in the retinue of the wine god . Whilst Bacchus represents wine , theatre and ecstasy, Pan is the god of shepherds and wild nature , both symbolising fertility , untamed revelry and nature’s wild side .

Excellent consistent colour and patina , with fine cast detail , particularly to the faces , hands and musculature of the torso .Raised and mounted upon a block plinth base of figured black and white marble.

An impressively scaled and presented bronze sculpture in excellent original condition.

H 26”

W 12”

D 9”

Italy c.1900

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