- One of the only surviving original works by a famous sculptor from Hellenic Greece is “Hermes with the Infant Dionysus.” ... “Hermes and the Infant Dionysos.”
- Hermes & the Infant Dionysus is often attributed to Praxiteles, who was a famous sculptor who worked during the 4th century B.C...
- In a dedicated room rear the rear of the museum, surrounded by burnished copper walls, stood this stunning statue of Hermes and the Infant Dionysus.
- The statue of Hermes and the Infant Dionysus was discovered on 1877 but its influential presence makes it a timeless piece of Hellenism.
- According to myth, Hermes and Dionysos were sons of Zeus, but by different mothers (the princess Semele and the minor goddess Maia, respectively).
- Hermes and the Infant Dionysus. Dimensions: 212cm tall. Location: Archaeological Museum of Olympia, Elis, Greece.
- Hermes and the Infant Dionysus by Praxiteles From the temple of Hera, Olympia c. 330 B.C. Museum, Olympia.
- Iconography: This sculpture probably represents Hermes and Dionysus. Hermes is the wing footed messenger god who served as a temporary "nurse maid" for...
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- Exhibition History. Cite this Page. Hermes and the Infant Dionysus. Hermes and the Infant Dionysus. 1900–1915. Arthur B. Davies.