Adriaen de Vries, Bachant, 1626. Bronze. 109 cm high. The globe is a later addition by anonymous and
Adriaen de Vries, Bachant, 1626. Bronze. 109 cm high. The globe is a later addition by anonymous and shows fantasized continents. Via Rijksmuseum / ChristiesIn so far as is known, this is the last sculpture de Vries made. It radiates the virtuoso style for which he is famous. The pose of the figure is dynamic and the body is loosely modelled, lending the bronze a certain sketchiness. In this De Vries was far ahead of his time; sculptors would only adopt this exceptional manner of modelling a few centuries later. -- source link
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