Head of Roman god Bacchus with horns

Head of Roman god of wine and grapes, Bacchus, with horns, as described by historian Diodorus Siculus. A plump youth with horns on his forehead and ivy leaves and berries in his hair. From a precious stone.Bacco con le corna. Copperplate engraving by Etienne Picart after Giovanni Angelo Canini from Iconografia, cioe disegni d'imagini de famosissimi monarchi, regi, filososi, poeti ed oratori dell Antichita, Drawings of images of famous monarchs, kings, philosophers, poets and orators of Antiquity, Ignatio de'Lazari, Rome, 1699

1699 17th Century Bacchus Classical Mythology Debauchery Dionysus Drunk Etienne Picart Filososi Forehead Giovanni Angelo Canini Grapes Greek God Greek Myth Horns Iconografia Ignatio Delazari Ivy Leaves Orator Plump Poeti Ed Oratori Dell Antichita Precious Stone Regi Roman God Roman Myth

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