Bacchus

16th/19th century

after Michelangelo

Associated Names
Anonymous Artist

Sculptor

Michelangelo

Artist After, Florentine, 1475 - 1564

The sculpture depicts a human male figure standing in a contrapposto pose. He is nude, with his weight on one leg and the other leg relaxed. His left hand rests on his shoulder, and his right hand holds an object that resembles a cluster of leaves. The figure has curly hair and defined muscles. The sculpture is dark bronze with a shiny finish, and it is small in scale with intricate detailing. It stands on a simple, rounded base.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Samuel H. Kress Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall with base: 18.1 x 6.3 x 5.5 cm (7 1/8 x 2 1/2 x 2 3/16 in.)
    base (height): 8 cm (3 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1957.14.26

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gustave Dreyfus [1837-1914], Paris; his estate; purchased 1930 with the entire Dreyfus collection by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London, New York, and Paris); sold 1944 to the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York; gift 1957 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1985

  • Natur und Antike in der Renaissance, Städtische Galerie Liebieghaus, Frankfurt am Main, Federal Republic of Germany, 1985-1986, no. 297, repro.

Bibliography

1931

  • Ricci, Seymour de. The Gustave Dreyfus Collection: Renaissance Bronzes. Oxford, 1931: 30, no. 17, pl. 15.

1951

  • Renaissance Bronzes: Statuettes, Reliefs and Plaquettes, Medals and Coins from the Kress Collection. Introduction by Perry B. Cott. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1951: 139, repro. 30, as by Florentine 16th Century.

1965

  • Pope-Hennessy, John W. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: Reliefs, Plaquettes, Statuettes, Utensils and Mortars. London, 1965: no. 468.

1983

  • Wilson, Carolyn C. Renaissance Small Bronze Sculpture and Associated Decorative Arts at the National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1983: 190, no. 52.

1994

  • Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 150, repro.

1996

  • Fidanza, Giovan Battista. Vincenzo Danti 1530-1573. Florence, 1996: 111.

Wikidata ID

Q63809184

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