Pan Dionysus And Pan Analysis
Dionysus
‘Dionysus’ is a beautiful sculpture of Dionysus, the Greek God of Wines and Fertility, and Pan, the God of the Wilderness. The sculpture originated from the Roman Empire around 50-150 A.D. Even though a Roman artist created the sculpture, it holds a significant influence of the Greek art technique. The Romans got most, if not all of their creative ideas for art from the cultures they defeated. This magnificent artwork incorporates the elements of the Greeks naturalistic style, along with verism, the Roman’s unique approach to art. Therefore the intermingling of these two techniques led the artist to create a mythical, yet bold and three-dimensional sculpture portraying the vivid interaction between Dionysus and Pan
This sculpture was sculpted using one of the finest marbles available during the time period. Upon first observing this …show more content…
His thick facial hair resembles the hair on a goats chin; he also has two horns sticking out of his bushy hair. In Pan’s hand, he’s holding a wooden weapon possibly to hunt animals. His back is twisted around the torso and his head is turned towards Dionysus, which makes the viewer move around the sculpture and observe every detail. They both wear goat’s skin although a significant amount of body is shown in order to not deviate from the contrapposto established by the Greeks. In Greek mythology Dionysus is depicted as a god with dual nature. He is known as the god of joy but also rage. In this particular sculpture Dionysus is portrayed in a peaceful light. The emotional expressions portrayed by Dionysus seem to be a kind gesture towards Pan, as he looks down upon him, while Pan seems to turn around and gaze at Dionysus. This gesture shows how humbled the two individuals are together. This is an important characteristic of the late classical period because during that time period sculptures were wistful, dreamy and
‘Dionysus’ is a beautiful sculpture of Dionysus, the Greek God of Wines and Fertility, and Pan, the God of the Wilderness. The sculpture originated from the Roman Empire around 50-150 A.D. Even though a Roman artist created the sculpture, it holds a significant influence of the Greek art technique. The Romans got most, if not all of their creative ideas for art from the cultures they defeated. This magnificent artwork incorporates the elements of the Greeks naturalistic style, along with verism, the Roman’s unique approach to art. Therefore the intermingling of these two techniques led the artist to create a mythical, yet bold and three-dimensional sculpture portraying the vivid interaction between Dionysus and Pan
This sculpture was sculpted using one of the finest marbles available during the time period. Upon first observing this …show more content…
His thick facial hair resembles the hair on a goats chin; he also has two horns sticking out of his bushy hair. In Pan’s hand, he’s holding a wooden weapon possibly to hunt animals. His back is twisted around the torso and his head is turned towards Dionysus, which makes the viewer move around the sculpture and observe every detail. They both wear goat’s skin although a significant amount of body is shown in order to not deviate from the contrapposto established by the Greeks. In Greek mythology Dionysus is depicted as a god with dual nature. He is known as the god of joy but also rage. In this particular sculpture Dionysus is portrayed in a peaceful light. The emotional expressions portrayed by Dionysus seem to be a kind gesture towards Pan, as he looks down upon him, while Pan seems to turn around and gaze at Dionysus. This gesture shows how humbled the two individuals are together. This is an important characteristic of the late classical period because during that time period sculptures were wistful, dreamy and