Ludovisi Dionysus
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TIFF
Start date
100
End date
199
Historical period
Imperial/Late Roman
Description
Colossal group of Dionysus and Satyr. On the right, a panther with a paw on a cornucopia. Roman copy of a Greek Hellenistic original. The sculpture was discovered in the 16th century in Rome, on the Quirinal Hill at the time foundations were being dug for Palazzo Mattei at Quattro Fontane.
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