Bacchus (Michelangelo) - Wikipedia
Bacchus (1496–1497) [1] is a marble sculpture by the Italian High Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect and poet Michelangelo. The statue is somewhat over life-size and represents Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, in a reeling pose suggestive of drunkenness.
Masterpiece Story: Bacchus by Michelangelo - DailyArt Magazine
Oct 8, 2024 · The enigmatic statue depicting Bacchus, carved between 1496 and 1497, showcases Michelangelo’s astonishing talent. The Bacchus was carved during his early period in Rome but has made its way to Michelangelo’s beloved Florence.
Bacchus, by Michelangelo
The statue of Bacchus was commissioned by the banker Jacopo Galli for his garden and he wanted it fashioned after the models of the ancients. The body of this drunken and staggering god gives an impression of both youthfulness and of femininity.
Statue of Bacchus – NCMALearn - ncartmuseum.org
Statue of Bacchus depicts the god of wine as a young man holding grapes in one hand and a drinking cup in the other. He wears a diadem, or jeweled headband, and an ivy wreath crown. His hair is parted in the middle and frames his face.
Michelangelo Bacchus Sculpture Bargello Museum Florence
Statue - Marble (207 cm) (1496-1497) Michelangelo, author of an ancient “fake”! Michelangelo, Bacchus The statue of Bacchus was the starting point of Michelangelo’s prestigious artistic career in Rome. But this order was at first the result of deception...
Bacchus by Michelangelo: Sculpting Intoxication - Artifacts
Apr 7, 2022 · History, style, and symbolism in Michelangelo's sculpture of the Roman God of Wine, Bacchus - a work that turns classical sculpture on its head.
Bacchus by Michelangelo - Top 10 Facts
Nov 16, 2021 · Bacchus is one of just two surviving sculptures that Michelangelo created in Rome in the late 15th century. The other one is arguably one of his most famous works called the “ Pietà,” a work that decorates St Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City. The artist created the marble work between 1496 and 1497.
Michelangelo, the Bacchus - Bazzanti Art Gallery Florence
Bacchus is one of Michelangelo Buonarroti's most beloved sculptures. It portrays the Greek god with his face framed by vine leaves
Bacchus by Michelangelo - World History Encyclopedia
Oct 6, 2020 · The marble statue of Bacchus by the Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo (1475-1564 CE). c. 1497 CE. (Bargello, Florence)
Bacchus by MICHELANGELO Buonarroti - Web Gallery of Art
Bacchus. 1497. Marble, height 203 cm. Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence. Cardinal Raffaele Riario summoned Michelangelo to Rome in the summer of 1496 and ordered the figure of Bacchus.