The Bacchus Conservation Project
Subtitle: the story of a sculpture
By: edited by by Caroline M. Rocheleau
Contributors: Rocheleau, Caroline M. (Caroline Michelle), 1972- editor
Publisher: North Carolina Museum of Art
Published: 2020
Place of publication: Raleigh, NC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 107
ISBN-13: 9780882599083
Copyright date: 2020
Subjects: Marble sculpture; Conservation and restoration; Expertising; Statues; Pasticcio in art; Statue of Bacchus; North Carolina Museum of Art
Other titles: Story of a sculpture
Description: "The Bacchus Conservation Project tells the intriguing story of how a derestoration treatment of a composite sculpture turned into a rerestoration project, once North Carolina Museum of Art experts discovered that all the sculpture's fragmented marble sections came from ancient quarries. Together these ancient fragments create a wonderful statue of the god of wine, probably put together in the late 16th century (or early 17th century). The NCMA's discoveries have unveiled a composite sculpture more interesting as a whole than as separated fragments, even though there is still a rare 2nd-century Roman torso embedded in the Bacchus statue"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.