Francesco RighettiItalian, 1738–1819Bacchus and Ampelos
May one see it?
Unknown
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the sculpture
Bacchus, the god of wine, fell in love with the young satyr Ampelos. When the latter died in a tragic accident, Bacchus changed him into a vine and made wine from his blood. The chalice in Ampelos’s hand refers to this metamorphosis.
Rijksmuseum
Particulars
- Accession number
- BK-2006-8
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
