Relief with the image of the scene of Dionysos’ birth
Marble. Roman work of the 2nd century after a Greek model of the second half of 4th century BCE.
Inv. No. 328.Rome, Vatican Museums, Pius-Clementine Museum, Room of the Muses, 1Photo by Ilya Shurygin
Relief with the image of the scene of Dionysos’ birth.
Marble. Roman work of the 2nd century after a Greek model of the second half of 4th century BCE.
Inv. No. 328.
Rome, Vatican Museums, Pius-Clementine Museum, Room of the Muses, 1
(Roma, Musei Vaticani, Museo Pio-Clementino, Sala delle muse, 1).
Description:
The relief shows Dionysus being born from Zeus’ thigh. Hermes stands ready to cover him with a panther skin and deliver him to the nymph Nysa who raised him in the mountains. The work dates to the time of Hadrian and is derived from an Athenian relief of the second half of the 4th century BC. (inv. 328)
Credits:
© 2013. Photo: Ilya Shurygin.
© 2013. Info: museum annotation
© 2013. Info: museum annotation
Keywords: γλυπτική sculptura sculpture sculptural scultura skulptur ρωμαϊκό roman romana romano romani römisch römische römisches römischen römischer romain romaine romains romaines ρωμαϊκό αντίγραφο copy copia kopie copie ελληνική μυθολογία mythologia graeca greek mythology mitologia greca griechische mythologie grecque ἑρμῆς ερμής ἑρμείας hermeias hermes ermes ermete hermès διώνυσος dionysus dioniso dionysos ζεύς δίας zeus ανακούφιση relief rilievo with the image of scene dionysos’ birth marble bacchus delivery mercury mercurius nymph three nymphs mountain nysa hat moirae moira parcae parca eileithyia ilithyia ilizia eilithia eilythia ilithia eileithyiai eleuthia demeter demetra ceres cerere libera proserpina petasos petasus headdress headgear animal skin sm 1 inv no 328
