• Bertel Thorvaldsen

  1770-1844

Cupid Drinking from Bacchus's Cup

• Production Date

  Presumably 1824

• Type of Work / Object

  Sculpture > Relief

• Location

  • Denmark > Copenhagen > Thorvaldsens Museum > Main Floor > Room 10

• Inventory Number

  A407

• Catalogue Number

  A407

• Catalogue Level / Collection

  Thorvaldsen's Art > Thorvaldsen's Sculptures (A)

Explanation

• The god of wine and fertility, Bacchus, has been visited by the god of love, Cupid, and is offering him something to drink.

Motif / Theme

• Object > Container > Bowl
• Human > God > Dionysos / Bacchus
• Human > God > Erotes > Eros / Cupid
• General Subject > Greek and Roman mythology

Additional Catalogue Information