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Bronze Group of Ariadne and the Leopard
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Bronze group of “Ariadne on the Panther’ after the original masterpiece by Johann Heinrich von Danneker. representing the taming of the wilderness by beauty. Ariadne lies naked upon the back of one of Dionysius’ panthers with her cloak draped over the animal’s back and held in her left hand. She looks over her left shoulder and clutches her foot with her right hand. Standing on a polished black slate plinth.
Johann Heinrich von Danneker (1758 - 1841) began his training in sculpture in his native town of Stuttgart, becoming court sculptor for the Duke of Württemberg in 1780. He first made a terracotta model of ‘Ariadne on the Panther’ in 1803, executing the work in marble between 1810 and 1814. It has been considered his masterpiece and was one of the most important sculptures of the 19th century. It was originally commissioned and paid for by the Frankfurt banker Simon Moritz von Bethmann, who built a small neo-classical museum in his garden which was completed in 1816. Open to the public, this was Frankfurt’s first purpose-built museum and people flocked from all over Europe to visit and admire Ariadne. It is housed today in the Liebieghaus Sculpture Collection in Frankfurt, having been donated to the city by the Bethmann family in 1941.
- Dimensions:Height: 14.38 in (36.5 cm)Width: 14.18 in (36 cm)Depth: 5.12 in (13 cm)
- Style:Neoclassical (In the Style Of)
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- Date of Manufacture:circa 1880
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:Folkestone, GB
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