. English: Watercolour, gouache and pen and ink, on laid paper. Numbered: 14. Dimensions: by To be executed in gilt bronze; enamel dial within blue band. A dancing Bacchus and Bacchante displaying a lyre containing the clock above a Bacchic trophy, the garlanded frieze with thyrsus and double pipe motifs; on toupie (spinning top). This clock initially seems loaded with purely Bacchic imagery, as Satyrs and Bacchantes formed the retinue of Bacchus. Thus the trophy includes a Bacchante’s tambourine, bunches of grapes and a ewer and wine cup for convivial drinking, whereas the fri
. English: Watercolour, gouache and pen and ink, on laid paper. Numbered: 14. Dimensions: by To be executed in gilt bronze; enamel dial within blue band. A dancing Bacchus and Bacchante displaying a lyre containing the clock above a Bacchic trophy, the garlanded frieze with thyrsus and double pipe motifs; on toupie (spinning top). This clock initially seems loaded with purely Bacchic imagery, as Satyrs and Bacchantes formed the retinue of Bacchus. Thus the trophy includes a Bacchante’s tambourine, bunches of grapes and a ewer and wine cup for convivial drinking, whereas the frieze features the Satyrs’ double pipes and Bacchus’s thyrsus staff, essentially a symbol of fertility. This is all appropriate imagery for a dining room clock. However, the Bacchic theme is tempered by the contrasting symbolism of the lyre, associated with Apollo and his Muses. Bacchus and Apollo represented the two contrasting aspects of Man; Bacchus the darker, libertine side of Man’s nature, in contrast to Apollo’s standing for the restrained, civilized and creative. between 1814 and Unknown 492 Sketch of a French Empire style clock. Bacchante and Bacchus
Size: 1971px × 2536px
Photo credit: © The Picture Art Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., /, /., 1814, , unknown.
