Bacchus
French School
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1600 - 1699
Materials
Gilt bronze on porphry base and ormolu collars
Measurements
280 x 200 mm
Order this imageCollection
Hinton Ampner, Hampshire
NT 1529960.1
Summary
Gilt bronze on porphry base and ormolu collars, Bacchus, French School, 17th century. One of a pair of 17th century figurines of Bacchus, nude and holding a bunch of grapes, and Apollo, semi-nude with a cloak over his shoulders and raised left hand. Mounted on Louis XVI cylindrical socles, the bases with chased ormolu collars cast with demi-flutes and berried wreaths.
Makers and roles
French School, sculptor