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The sculpture depicts a human male figure standing in a contrapposto pose. He is nude, with his weight on one leg and the other leg relaxed. His left hand rests on his shoulder, and his right hand holds an object that resembles a cluster of leaves. The figure has curly hair and defined muscles. The sculpture is dark bronze with a shiny finish, and it is small in scale with intricate detailing. It stands on a simple, rounded base.
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The sculpture depicts a human male figure standing in a contrapposto pose. He is nude, with his weight on one leg and the other leg relaxed. His left hand rests on his shoulder, and his right hand holds an object that resembles a cluster of leaves. The figure has curly hair and defined muscles. The sculpture is dark bronze with a shiny finish, and it is small in scale with intricate detailing. It stands on a simple, rounded base.

National Gallery of Art · Sculpture

Bacchus

after Michelangelo

Date
16th/19th century
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
overall with base: 18.1 x 6.3 x 5.5 cm (7 1/8 x 2 1/2 x 2 3/16 in.) base (height): 8 cm (3 1/8 in.)
Classification
Sculpture · Small Bronze
Accession number
1957.14.26
Credit line
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Time span
1401 to 1500
Department
CSD
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Italian
  • classical
  • mythology
  • Renaissance
  • European Small Bronzes before 1900
  • Bacchus
Provenance

Gustave Dreyfus [1837-1914], Paris; his estate; purchased 1930 with the entire Dreyfus collection by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London, New York, and Paris); sold 1944 to the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York; gift 1957 to NGA.

NGA object ID 43746. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.