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Bacchus et Hébé

Bacchus and Hebe

Louis-Pierre Deseine
1789

Description

Two marble statues.

Chantilly - Bacchus et Hébé
Bacchus
or Dionysus, god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine (Wikipedia).

Hébé / Hebe
Greek goddess of youth, depicted with her father Zeus in the guise of an eagle, (Wikipedia).

Signature

(both) de Seine Sc regis 1789

Information Sign

DESEINE
bacchus (1789)

DESEINE (Louis-Pierre)
Hébé (1789)

Sculptor

Louis-Pierre Deseine (Paris 1749 - Paris 1822), French sculptor (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Joconde, Portail des collections des musées de France, Accueil.
Françoise Marengo, Château de Chantilly, les statues du parc. Bulletin Groupe d'étude des monuments et oeuvres d'art du Beauvaisis 140, 2009 (not available for me).

Locatie (N 49°11'39" - E 2°29'13") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frpi094; Photograph: 16 October 2017
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