• Hermes and the Infant Dionysos, Archaeological Museum of Olympia. Hermes and the Infant Dionysus, also known as the Hermes of Praxiteles or the Hermes of Olympia...
  • Hermes and the Infant Dionysus is a celebrated ancient Greek sculpture attributed to the renowned sculptor Praxiteles.
  • The Hermes Carrying the Infant Dionysus at Olympia, which may be an original from his hand, gives an idea of how effectively a master could make flesh of marble.
  • In Conclusion. The story of Hermes and the Infant Dionysus is a timeless tale that has transcended generations.
  • Hermes and the Infant Dionysos. Also called the Hermes of Olympia or the Hermes of Praxiteles. Scholarship is divided over whether this is a Greek original by...
  • While the proportions of the infant Dionysus are not quite lifelike, the inclusion of babies/children in Late Classical sculpture is significant of social changes...
  • Hermes Carrying the Infant Dionysus,” marble statue by Praxiteles, c. 330 BC Considered among the greatest works of ancient greek art creations, a...
  • Discovery of Hermes and the Infant Dionysus. The Greek state signed an agreement with Germany in 1874 for archaeological exploration at Olympia.
  • In his left arm, which leans against the tree trunk, sits the infant Dionysos. The raised right hand of Hermes is missing — it must have held a bunch of grapes
  • The statue of Hermes and the Infant Dionysus was discovered on 1877 but its influential presence makes it a timeless piece of Hellenism.