figure group
artist: Michele D'Amodio; manufacturer: Chiurazzi foundry (Italian, estab. 1840);
circa 1870-1880
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Description
figure group, Faun and the Infant Bacchus. The young God tempts the faun with a bunch of grapes in one hand, whilst he clutches his hair with the other. On the stump next to his feet lie insignia of the God - the pan pipes, shepherd's staff and a goat skin. The stump is also decorated with grapes and leaves. The original bronze is a Roman copy of a Greek sculpture carved from marble around 200 BC.
Maker and role
artist: Michele D'Amodio
manufacturer: Chiurazzi foundry (Italian, estab. 1840)
manufacturer: Chiurazzi foundry (Italian, estab. 1840)
Production place
Naples, Italy
Production date
circa 1870-1880
Media description
bronze
Measurements
680 x 360 x 210 mm
Inscriptions
M AMODIA (to base?)
Credit line
Foundation Collection, 1989
Project credit line
This digital record has been made available on TJC Collection Online through a significant donation from the OPENING DOORS fund, the generous support of The Friends of The Johnston Collection, and Digitisation Champion Christine Bell
Accession number
A0773
TJC reference number
984