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Baccante con piccolo fauno

Founder Cast by Thiébaut frères French
1893–94, cast 1894
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 700
Quest’opera è una sintesi perfetta dello stile Beaux-Arts francese che, con la sua teatralità, dominava la scultura americana sul finire dell’Ottocento. Una baccante, ovvero una donna senza freni dedita al culto di Bacco, dio del vino, regge un grappolo d’uva sopra la testa tenendo in equilibrio un putto sul braccio sinistro. Le superfici ricche di energia che si avvitano a spirale, variamente lavorate, creano un effetto esuberante. MacMonnies donò la statua all’architetto Charles McKim, che la collocò nel cortile della Biblioteca pubblica di Boston, progettata dal suo studio. In seguito ad alcune proteste per l’atteggiamento di “ubriachezza indecente” della figura, McKim offrì la scultura al Metropolitan Museum.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: Baccante con piccolo fauno
  • Artista: Frederick William MacMonnies, Americano, 1863-1937
  • Data: 1893-94, fuso nel 1894
  • Materiale e tecnica: Bronzo
  • Dimensioni: 213,4 x 75,6 x 80 cm
  • Crediti: Dono di Charles F. McKim, 1897
  • Numero d'inventario: 97.19
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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