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Bronze of "Ariadne Riding a Panther", After Johann Heinrich Dannecker

About the Item

Bronze group representing Ariadne riding a panther after a work by Johann Heinrich Dannecker. It represents a young nude woman wearing a crown of vine leaves as she is the wife of the god of wine Dionysus. She is represented in a calm attitude. It is to represent "the taming of wildness by beauty". Her slender and elongated body is typical of neoclassicism. The figures rest on a rectangular bronze plinth and a marble base. Our piece is a work from the middle of the 19th century. Johann Heinrich Dannecker (1758-1841) was a German artist who worked in Stuttgart for the Duke of Wuttemberg. He was very inspired by the Ancients. He drew the design of Ariadne riding a panther in 1803 and realized it in marble in 1814. This sculpture is now in the Liebieghaus museum in Frankfurt.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 15.36 in (39 cm)Width: 12.6 in (32 cm)Depth: 5.52 in (14 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Bronze,Patinated
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1850
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Paris, FR
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 30971stDibs: LU2065326942702

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