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Dionysus and Nymph 

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Dionysus and a Nymph are depicted in a terracotta group by the French sculptor Clodion. The god is half-naked, with only a garment on his left shoulder covering part of his body. He wears a wreath of ivy leaves and fruits. In his right hand, he holds several bunches of grapes, while in his left, he holds only one, which tends towards a Nymph who embraces him. At his feet, an infant is attempting to reach the grapes as well.

Clodion created various terracottas influenced by classical antiquity, particularly the Dionysus cycle.


Caption Complex of terracotta figurines of Dionysus and a Nymph

Mythic people Dionysus (God)

Type Statuette

Artist/Creator Clodion (Claude Michel) (1738–1814)

Origin Paris, France

Current position The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Index number 14.40.679

Dating 1790–1800 AD

Notes

Clodion (Claude Michel) | Bacchus and a Nymph with a Child and Grapes | The Metropolitan Museum of Art (metmuseum.org)

Για τη ζωή και το έργο του γλύπτη βλ. Κλοντιόν (γλύπτης) (wikipedia.org) και Clodion (sculpteur) (wikipedia.org)

Παρόμοια έργα του Clodion εμπνευσμένα από το Διονυσιακό κύκλο βλ.

Clodion (Claude Michel) | The Intoxication of Wine | The Metropolitan Museum of Art (metmuseum.org)

Clodion (Claude Michel) | Bacchic group: satyr and bacchante with infant satyr | The Metropolitan Museum of Art (metmuseum.org)

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