POGGINI, Domenico
(b. 1520, Firenze, d. 1590, Roma)

Bacchus

1554
Marble, height 137 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

This statue, the earliest signed and dated work by Poggini, is cited in an inventory of 1560 of the possessions of Duke Cosimo I de'Medici (1519–1574). A youthful, energetic work, its frontal viewpoint and contrapposto stance reflect classicizing influences and also the vigour of Cellini's works.




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