• Bertel Thorvaldsen

  1770-1844

Satyr Dancing with a Bacchante

• Production Date

  Presumably June 1840 - March 1841

• Type of Work / Object

  Sculpture > Relief

• Location

  • Denmark > Copenhagen > Thorvaldsens Museum > Main Floor > Room 13

• Inventory Number

  A357

• Catalogue Number

  A357

• Catalogue Level / Collection

  Thorvaldsen's Art > Thorvaldsen's Sculptures (A)

Explanation

• Satyrs (half men/half goats) and bacchantes form part of the abandoned entourage of the god of wine, Bacchus.

Motif / Theme

• Animal > Mythological animals > Satyr / Faun
• Human > Goddess > Nymph > Maenad
• Theme > Skill > Dance

Additional Catalogue Information