Hermes of Praxiteles: One of the masterpieces of ancient Greek art. Hermes, as Pausanias informs us, is depicted carrying the infant Dionysos. is thought to be an original of the great sculptor Praxiteles.
Found during excavations at the temple of Hera in 1877. The messenger of the gods, charged by Zeus to take the infant Dionysos to the Numphs, who were to nurse him, rests on the way having thrown his cloak over a tree trunk.
In his raised arm he was probably holding a bunch of grapes, a symbol associated with the future god of wine. Dionysos reaches out for it.
The sculptor brought out the beauty of the figure expressing the Olympian serenity of the god's face and the harmony of his body. The highly polished surface adds to the graceful and soft characteristics of the art of Praxiteles. Parian marble3 Height 2.13m. The calves and the left foot are restored with plaster. |
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