Praha, p. Wallenstein, garden, Bacchus and satyr

Title:

Praha, p. Wallenstein, garden, Bacchus and satyr

Publisher:

von Wallenstein, Albrecht

Identifier:

olympos_cz:PB9845200000158786

Subject:

branch with grapes, wreath, Bacchus, and Faunus

Type:

socha

Description:

Bronz statue: Bacchus (naked, wreath) holds in his right hand a branch with grapes, is left hand behind his back. Small satyr (naked, human body) tries to pull the branch down. In Wallenstein's time an elaborate Neptun fountain stood in front of Sala Terrena, which was complemented by four bronze sculptural groups on marble bases which stood between the fountain and Sala Terrena. Laocoon and the Wrestlers were probably standing side by side, the former symbolizing punished impiety and the latter defeated revolt. To the left of the group with Laocoon, in which resistance was condemned, the group with Venus and Adonis could have stood, in which the advantages of forethoughtful submission were celebrated. The group of Venus and Adonis would form a couple with the group of Bacchus and the little Satyr., Fučíková, Čepička 2007#, 443-444 (Eliška Fučíková), and The group of Bacchus and the little Satyr, an echo of Michelangelo's Bacchus, celebrated the blessings of the epoch of peace. The playful fight of Bachus and Satyr would form a contrasting pair with the deadly fight of Wrestlers at the opposite end of the row of sculptural groups between the Neptun fountain and Sala terrena. All statues were made between 1623 and 1627 in the Prague studio of Adrien de Vries, former Court Sculptor to Emperor Rudolf II., and the complex celebrated Emperor Ferdinand II and his victory over Czech estates.

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Harvested from:

Pamatky

Metadata only:

false

Date:

1624