Satyr with Young Dionysus
Maker
Fonderia Chiurazzi
(Italian, founded 1870)
Dateearly 20th century
MediumBronze
Dimensions72 3/4 x 30 1/2 x 22 1/8 in. (184.8 x 77.5 x 56.2 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN5117
A cymbal-playing satyr carries the young Dionysus, the Greek god of wine, shown wreathed and carrying a bunch of grapes. On the tree stump support hang items associated with the god: the <i>pedum</i> (shepherd’s staff), <i>syrinx</i> (pan pipes), and goat’s skin.
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