BASED ON AN ANTIQUE
BASED ON AN ANTIQUE
Ariadne or Bacchus.
Bust on a pedestal, in bronze with a light brown patina.
The reverse is marked with the Collas mechanical reduction stamp.
Height: 28 cm.
(wear on the patina).
Description:
Bronze reduction based on an ancient model housed at the Capitoline Museums. This portrait, depicting a young Bacchus, was once considered to be a representation of Ariadne.
The sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen obtained a plaster cast of it, which is now preserved in the museum dedicated to him [Inv. No. L113]
BASED ON AN ANTIQUE
Ariadne or Bacchus.
Bust on a pedestal, in bronze with a light brown patina.
The reverse is marked with the Collas mechanical reduction stamp.
Height: 28 cm.
(wear on the patina).
Description:
Bronze reduction based on an ancient model housed at the Capitoline Museums. This portrait, depicting a young Bacchus, was once considered to be a representation of Ariadne.
The sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen obtained a plaster cast of it, which is now preserved in the museum dedicated to him [Inv. No. L113]
