Why this Dionysus statue is the centerpiece of the Roman court

"One wonders what will an audience in a hundred years think of it."

Curator Carlos Picón on the "Statue of Dionysos leaning on a female figure ('Hope Dionysos')"

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Throughout 2013, The Met invited curators from across the Museum to each talk about one artwork that changed the way they see the world.

Photography by Juan Trujillo

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