Artist: van Tetrode, Willem Danielsz, sculptor - b. Delft 1525; d. Arnsberg 1580; Date(s): circa 1570 - 1575; Classification(s): sculpture, figure, casting (process), copper alloy, probably bronze, cast, and polished; Acquisition: bequeathed by Marlay, Charles Brinsley, 1912, C.B. Marlay Bequest [MAR.M.204-1912]
Description: Copper alloy, probably bronze, cast, chased, and polished. Bacchus stands with his left leg placed in front of the right. His left arm is raised and holds a bunch of grapes. His head is bent and turned to the left as he gazes down at his right hand, which once seems to have held a cup. His hair is entwined with vines.
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