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Ancient Roman bronze statue of infant Bacchus in the Getty Villa

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Infant Bacchus  wikidata:Q124937171 reasonator:Q124937171
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Title
Infant Bacchus Edit this at Wikidata
title QS:P1476,en:"Infant Bacchus Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Len,"Infant Bacchus Edit this at Wikidata"
Object type statue Edit this at Wikidata
Genre mythological sculpture Edit this at Wikidata
Description

The wreath of ivy leaves and berries encircling this chubby toddler’s head identify him as the wine god Bacchus (previously identified as Cupid). The son of Jupiter and the mortal woman Semele, Bacchus was raised by nymphs in a mountain cave in the mythical land of Nysa.

The objects he may have been carrying in his outstretched hands are now missing, but he probably once held a drinking cup. The young god wears a leafy wreath entwined with a fillet, or ribbon, the copper ends of which fall over his shoulders. The hollowed-out irises of his eyes would have been inlaid with colored stone or glass and the whites covered in silver.

In the Hellenistic period, the creation of genre scenes led to an interest in depicting children, which in turn inspired images of the gods and heroes as infants. Roman artists continued this practice, with Bacchus a favorite among these representations. Bronze statues like this one were popular decorative additions to the gardens and courtyards of Roman houses.

— J. Paul Getty Museum, in: getty.edu
Depicted people Bacchus Edit this at Wikidata
Date 1st century
date QS:P,+050-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
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Medium bronze Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions height: 64 cm (25.1 in) Edit this at Wikidata; width: 33.5 cm (13.1 in) Edit this at Wikidata; depth: 17.8 cm (7 in) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2048,+64U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,+33.5U174728
dimensions QS:P5524,+17.8U174728
institution QS:P195,Q180401
Current location
Gallery 211, The Roman Villa
Accession number
96.AB.53 (J. Paul Getty Museum) Edit this at Wikidata
Place of creation Roman Empire Edit this at Wikidata
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English: Ancient Roman bronze statue of infant Bacchus in the Getty Villa Edit this at Structured Data on Commons
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The Getty Center, Object 104067

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