Hermes and the Infant Dionysus
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Hermes and the Infant Dionysus is an ancient Greek marble sculpture, traditionally attributed to Praxiteles, depicting the god Hermes holding the baby Dionysus and celebrated as a masterpiece of Classical art.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek sculpture
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marble sculpture ⓘ |
| artForm | freestanding sculpture ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
key example of Praxitelean style
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masterpiece of Classical sculpture ⓘ |
| artworkStyle | Classical ⓘ |
| collection | Archaeological Museum of Olympia collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greece
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| creator | Praxiteles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Greek ⓘ |
| currentStatus | well-preserved original sculpture ⓘ |
| depicts |
Dionysus
NERFINISHED
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Hermes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictsDeity |
Dionysus
NERFINISHED
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Hermes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictsMythologicalFigure |
Dionysus
NERFINISHED
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Hermes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredAt | Temple of Hera at Olympia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Ernst Curtius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryCountry | Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoverySite | Olympia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1877 ⓘ |
| estimatedDate | circa 340 BCE ⓘ |
| genre | sculpture ⓘ |
| hasPart |
figure of Hermes
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figure of infant Dionysus ⓘ tree trunk support and drapery ⓘ |
| height | approximately 2.1 metres ⓘ |
| iconography | Hermes holding the infant Dionysus and teasing him with grapes ⓘ |
| imageOf |
Greek god Dionysus as an infant
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Greek god Hermes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| influenced |
academic study of Praxitelean style
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later representations of Hermes in Western art ⓘ |
| location | Archaeological Museum of Olympia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Hermes carrying the infant Dionysus ⓘ |
| materialUsed | marble ⓘ |
| movement | Classical Greek art ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
contrapposto pose of Hermes
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depiction of relaxed, sensuous body of Hermes ⓘ interaction between adult god and infant god ⓘ |
| period | Classical period of ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate |
authenticity of attribution to Praxiteles
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whether it is an original or a later copy ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| supportingElement | tree trunk support behind Hermes GENERATED ⓘ |
| traditionalAttribution | Praxiteles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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