#Mondragone
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🪷 "The beauty of #Antinous is timeless," #AntoniusSubia ... #Mondragone Antinous as #Dionysus #Bacchus head from what must have been a colossal statue. The holes in the hair are for a wreath or diadem. It originally had inlaid gemstone eyes. Musee du #Louvre, Paris. 🪷

🪷 Art historian Johann Joachim #Winckelmann, born on 9th December 1717, said the #Mondragone bust of #Antinous as #Dionysus is "so immaculate that it appears to have come fresh from the hands of the artist". Once the head of a colossal statue, it now resides in the Louvre in Paris. 🪷

🪷 #NovemberCountdown to the birthday of #Antinous on November 27th. Art photography by Andreja Izta Juračič In the 18th Century, art historian Johann Joachim #Winckelmann said the #Mondragone bust of #Antinoos as #Dionysus is "so immaculate that it appears to have come fresh from the hands of the artist". Once the head of a colossal statue, it now resides in the Louvre in Paris. It originally had gemstone eyes. The holes on headband were where priests affixed floral wreaths or other adornment. 🪷

🪷 Here is a possible reconstruction of what the head of the colossal #Mondragone #Antinous statue might have looked like, with gemstone eyes and crown. Credit: George Lace. 🪷

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