Bas-relief of maenad (left). 38 x 22 cm

Description

High quality bas-relief in reconstituted marble (80% marble powder + resin). Aging patinas with natural pigments.

Measurements: Height: 38 cm. Width: 22 cm. Depth: 1.5 cm.

Approx. weight: 2 kg.

Reproduction and recreation of universal art.

Maenad dancing and looking at the floor. Reproduction of the Roman copy of a Greek relief made at the end of the 5th century BC, which is in the Prado Museum, Madrid. In Greek mythology, the Maenads are divine female beings closely related to the god Dionysus (Bacchus for the Romans), a god supposedly originating from Thrace and Phrygia. The first Maenads were the nymphs who took charge of their upbringing, and were subsequently possessed by him, who inspired them with a mystical madness. This contrasts them with the Bacchantes or Basarides, mortal women who emulate the Maenads, who devote themselves to the orgiastic cult of Dionysus. There is no unanimity, however, in these meanings. In many sources Maenads and Bacchantes are synonyms, Bacchante being understood as the Latin meaning of Maenad.