Statue of Young Dionysos - Ancient Roman

Anonymous loan

"Statue of Young Dionysos" by Ancient Roman (100 BCE-100 CE) Bronze, copper, and silver (modern).

Commentary

"Statue of Young Dionysos" by Ancient Roman (100 BCE-100 CE) invites a close look at how form and feeling work together. Because the work is spatial, changes in viewpoint and light can noticeably alter its emotional impact. Themes to notice include hellenistic, sculpture. This piece is held in the source collection's Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium collection. Ancient Roman is the artist behind this work. A useful anchor for reading the piece: Hellenistic or Roman; Eastern Mediterranean. The work is cataloged within a Eastern Mediterranean Region cultural context. It is associated with the hellenistic period. How to look at this work: It is cataloged as sculpture, which gives a clue to how the museum frames the object. Its medium (Bronze, copper, and silver (modern)) affects texture, durability, and how detail reads at different distances. Its listed dimensions (135.8 × 62 × 52 cm (54 × 24 1/2 × 20 in.)) suggest how intimate or monumental it may feel in person. Subject cues from the catalog include hellenistic, sculpture. Compare this reading with the museum record at the source collection: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/217295

Sources: Art Institute of Chicago; Art Institute of Chicago / Public Records; Art Institute of Chicago Collection Data