Sculpture

Bacchus

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Type: Sculpture(Opens in new tab)
Date: late 17th - early 18th century
Accession number: 20.45
Maker: Agostino Testa(Opens in new tab) (Italian, 1662–1735)
Attributeds: previously attributed to Francesco Marinali(Opens in new tab) (Italian, 1609–1660); previously attributed to Unknown, Italian(Opens in new tab) (Italian)
Medium: limestone
Description: This statue portrays Bacchus, the Roman god of agriculture, wine, and fertility.
Credit: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Department: European Art
Find out more: View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)

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