Mythological Scene

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Mythological Scene
Claude Michel, known as Clodion
(Nancy, 1738 - Paris, 1814)

The Renaissance reintroduced Dionysian rites as a frequent sculptural subject. Clodion proved to be a noteworthy successor of F. Duquesnoy (1594-1643), the sculptor of similar reliefs in the 17th c. which were considered models by later sculptors.