bacchus

Question 1

artist

Answer 1

Michelangelo

Question 2

subject

Answer 2

-depicts bacchus, roman god of wine

-recalls lost bronze by Praxiteles

Question 3

key elements

Answer 3

-bacchus holds grapes and goblet

-struggles to balance shown in contraposto pose

-grape like hair

-satyr standa behind him eating fallen grapes

-bacchus holds tiger skin, one of his attributes

-rolling eyes and leaning body emphasise intoxication

Question 4

bacchus hair

Answer 4

-deep undercutting

-visable drillmarks emphasise roman techniques

-ivy wreath in his hair, sacred to bacchus

Question 5

how is his instability emphasised

Answer 5

-controposto teetering pose

-raisd leg

-tree stump and satyr balance his weight

Question 6

commission

Answer 6

-commssioned by cardinal riario for his garden of antiques

-rejected due to failure to meet classical ideals

-purchased by Galli and was placed in his garden

Question 7

how is humanism shown

Answer 7

-mythological subject (classical revival of antiquity)

-emophasis on humanity and form (dignity of humanity)

Question 8

how is neoplatonism shown

Answer 8

-drunkeness refelects neoplatonic divine madness
-idea of spiritual asccention through intoxication

Question 9

classical influence

Answer 9

-contraposto

-praxitelles lost works

-marble

Question 10

what circle was galli in

Answer 10

galli was in a circle of neoplatonist

Question 11

texture

Answer 11

variety of texture

contrast through skin and hair (skin is polished)