Sculpture: Group In Patinated Bronze After Clodion’s *bacchanal With Bacchantes And Putti*, 19th Century

Patinated bronze group after Clodion – “Bacchanal with Bacchantes and Putti”
​Period: 19th century
Style: Louis XVI / Neoclassical (in the 18th-century style)
Material: Bronze with a nuanced brown patina
​Description:
​An important sculpted bronze group with a brown patina depicting a lively Bacchic scene, characteristic of the Dionysian repertoire of Claude Michel, known as Clodion (1738–1814).

​The dynamic, pyramid-shaped composition features two bacchantes dressed in light, antique drapery, surrounded by cherubs (putti) in the throes of festive intoxication:
​One of the bacchantes carries a young child on her shoulders, while a second plays the pan flute (syrinx).
​A putto at the top holds aloft a tambourine.
​Two other children complete the scene on the ground, one clinging to the drapery and the other lying on the rocky mound strewn with vine tendrils.
​A high-quality 19th-century cast bronze work, featuring exquisite detail in the chiseled hair, expressively joyful faces, and the fluidity of the drapery.

Height: 54 cm.

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