A bronze sculpture of Dionysus.
Italian, circa 1900
The bronze colour and patination is superb on this well executed sculpture of Dionysus, the Greek God of wine.
The original was discovered in August 1862 in a humble Pompeian house and was soon removed to the Museo Nazionale and acclaimed a masterpiece. Some consider it to be the most beautiful bronze ever to be discovered at Pompeii. Accordingly, its fame spread and it became extensively copied.
41cm tall.
A bronze sculpture of Dionysus.
Italian, circa 1900
The bronze colour and patination is superb on this well executed sculpture of Dionysus, the Greek God of wine.
The original was discovered in August 1862 in a humble Pompeian house and was soon removed to the Museo Nazionale and acclaimed a masterpiece. Some consider it to be the most beautiful bronze ever to be discovered at Pompeii. Accordingly, its fame spread and it became extensively copied.
41cm tall.
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