Bacchus with a panther, unknown maker from Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany

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Bacchus with a panther
Bacchus with a panther
Bacchus with a panther
late 1500s
Bacchus with a panther , late 1500s
Where object was made: probably cast in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (present-day Italy)
Material/technique: bronze
Dimensions:
Object Height (Height): 21.4 cm
Object Height (Height): 8 7/16 in
Credit line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Franklin D. Murphy
Accession number: 1976.0055
Not on display
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Empire of Things
Bacchus, the name adopted by Roman mythology, is also known as Dionysus, the Greek god of grape harvests, winemaking, fertility, and theater. Bacchus is often depicted with a panther, his consecrated companion and nurse.
Cabinet of Curiosities
Bacchus, the name adopted by Roman mythology, is also known as Dionysus, the Greek god of grape harvests, winemaking, fertility, and theater. Bacchus is often depicted with a panther, his consecrated companion and nurse.
Empire of Things
Bacchus, the name adopted by Roman mythology, is also known as Dionysus, the Greek god of grape harvests, winemaking, fertility, and theater. Bacchus is often depicted with a panther, his consecrated companion and nurse.
Empire of Things
Bacchus, the name adopted by Roman mythology, is also known as Dionysus, the Greek god of grape harvests, winemaking, fertility, and theater. Bacchus is often depicted with a panther, his consecrated companion and nurse.

Exhibitions

Empire of Things
Kris Ercums, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
2016–2021
Empire of Things
Kris Ercums, curator
Kate Meyer, curator
2013–2015

Citations

Hyland, Douglas, and Marilyn Stokstad, eds. Catalogue of the Sculpture Collection: Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art. Lawrence, Kansas: Spencer Museum of Art, The University of Kansas, 1981.

Broun, Elizabeth. Handbook of the Collection: Helen Foresman Spencer Museum of Art. Lawrence, Kansas: Spencer Museum of Art, The University of Kansas, 1978.

The University of Kansas Museum of Art. The Register of the Museum of Art 5, no. 4, Spring (1977):