In Tampa
Torso of Bacchus
Marble sculpture; unknown provenance;
Roman Imperial period, ca. 1st-2nd cent.
A lithe youthful, nude male torso of a figure standing in relaxed contrapposto.
The right arm was originally raised with the hand resting on the head. The left arm would have been lowered and probably leaning on a support with a bunch of grapes in the hand. Long wavy locks of hair fall over the shoulders.
The pose of the sculpture is ultimately derived from the Lycean Apollo by the Athenian master-sculptor Praxiteles (active ca. 370-330 BCE). The statue, however, would not have represent the youthful Apollo, epitome of the male athletic ideal. This is a variation of a recurring type known as the "Resting Dionysus." Known also as Bacchus and Liber, he was god of wine among many other spheres of inspiration.
In Tampa
Torso of Bacchus
Marble sculpture; unknown provenance;
Roman Imperial period, ca. 1st-2nd cent.
A lithe youthful, nude male torso of a figure standing in relaxed contrapposto.
The right arm was originally raised with the hand resting on the head. The left arm would have been lowered and probably leaning on a support with a bunch of grapes in the hand. Long wavy locks of hair fall over the shoulders.
The pose of the sculpture is ultimately derived from the Lycean Apollo by the Athenian master-sculptor Praxiteles (active ca. 370-330 BCE). The statue, however, would not have represent the youthful Apollo, epitome of the male athletic ideal. This is a variation of a recurring type known as the "Resting Dionysus." Known also as Bacchus and Liber, he was god of wine among many other spheres of inspiration.