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| Keywords: German - Bacchus - Walters 71355.jpg The Roman god of wine is typically depicted as a cheerfully tipsy youth who lived an idle life Here the unidentified sculptor subtly conveys these qualities through the god's swaying posture making a virtue of the natural curve of the tusk Bacchus's youthful but lax muscles are captured through the sensuosity of the highly polished ivory especially in his distended belly These soft smooth surfaces are set off by the rougher textures of the scraggly-haired goat that accompanies him Many excellent artists working in ivory did not sign their work and few received specific commissions but instead offered their work for sale to collectors In consequence the authorship of many works of the highest quality such as this has not been established between 1625 1675 Baroque ivory cm 31 5 accession number 71 355 37426 Josephus Jitta Amsterdam date and mode of acquisition unknown W S L Schuster London date and mode of acquisition unknown Sale Christie's London November 24 1911 lot 75 George Robinson Harding London date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1912 The Allure of Bronze The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1995 place of origin Germany Walters Art Museum license Baroque sculpture in the Walters Art Museum Nude males in sculpture German art in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
