Dionysus Collection

Bacchus / Dionysus / Wine
Honouring Bacchus

PRAXITELES (flourished 370, -330 BC). Hermes bearing the infant Dionysus. ca. 330 BC. Hermes carrying the child Dionysus to the nymphs who were charged with his rearing. Classical Greek art

LEONARDO DA VINCI, school of (first half 16th)
" LEONARDO DA VINCI, school of (first half 16th). Bacchus. 1513 - 1516. Painted after Leonardos original " St John the Baptist Dionysus". Renaissance art. Cinquecento. Oil on canvas

Mosaic from the workshop of ANNIUS PONUS or BONUS

Celebrating Bacchus
Country folk celebrate a festival in honour of the God of wine: Bacchus. (Greek: Dionysus)

Head of Dionysus. 1st and 2nd centuries AD. From
Dionysus (Bacchus). God of wine. Head of Dionysus. 1st and 2nd centuries AD. From Mertola, Beja district, Portugal. National Archaeology Museum. Lisbon, Portugal

Bust of Dionysus. 2nd century AD. Found in
Dionysus (Bacchus). God of wine. Bust of Dionysus. 2nd century AD. Found in the Roman Villa of Milreu. Faro, Portugal. National Archaeology Museum. Lisbon, Portugal

The Indian Triumph of Bacchus. Roman mosaic panel. 3rd-4th centuries AD. Detail. From Torre de Palma Lusitan-Roman villa, Monforte, Portalegre district, Portugal. National Archaeology Museum

The Indian Triumph of Bacchus. Roman mosaic panel. 3rd-4th centuries AD. Detail. From Torre de Palma Lusitan-Roman villa, Monforte, Portalegre district, Portugal. National Archaeology Museum

The Indian Triumph of Bacchus. Roman mosaic panel. 3rd-4th centuries AD. Detail. From Torre de Palma Lusitan-Roman villa, Monforte, Portalegre district, Portugal. National Archaeology Museum

The Indian Triumph of Bacchus. Roman mosaic panel. 3rd-4th centuries AD. Detail. From Torre de Palma Lusitan-Roman villa, Monforte, Portalegre district, Portugal. National Archaeology Museum

Bacchus, Roman god of wine and drunkenness. Crowned with vine leaves, he sits on a chariot drawn by lions, while satyrs and nymphs drink and dance in a bacchanalia

Bacchus Bifrons, with two heads facing in opposite directions, wearing vine leaves and grapes. Roman god of fertility, celebration, ritual, wine and intoxication. Dionysus in Greek mythology

Bacchus, Roman god of grape-harvest, wine and ritual madness
Bacchus, Roman god of the grape-harvest, winemaking and wine, of fertility, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, festivity and theatre. In wreath of vine leaves. Greek god Dionysus

A nurse holding the Roman god of wine Bacchus. According to legend, he was raised by Muses or Nymphs in Nysa, India

Acratus, a winged Bacchus with myrtle, ivy and rosebud crown
Acratus or Acratopotes, a winged Bacchus with myrtle, ivy and rosebud crown. Genius of pure wine and companion of Bacchus or Dionysus. From a purple amethyst gem

Heads of Mark Antony and Cleopatra. Marcus Antonius, Roman politician, consul and general, 83-30 BC, wearing a crown of ivy leaves and berries sacred to Bacchus

One of the Bacchantes or Bacchae. The mother of Dionysus Semele and her sisters Autonoe, Agave and Ino. Or a follower of Bacchus, Roman god of wine and grapes, wearing ivy leaves in her long hair

One of the Bacchantes or Bacchae. The mother of Dionysus Semele and her sisters Autonoe, Agave and Ino

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

Two-faced bust of Bacchus, Roman god of wine and grapes. With bearded face and shaven face, wearing vine leaves and grapes in his hair. From a marble sculpture. Bacco Biforme

Head of Bacchus, Roman god of wine and grapes
Head of Bacchus, called Dionysus by the Greeks. Roman god of wine and grapes, depicted as a youth with crown of ivy leaves and berries. From a bronze medal. Bacco detto da Greci Dionisio

Marble statue of Silenus cradling the infant Dionysus, Louvre
Marble statue of Silenus cradling the infant Dionysus. Roman copy of a bronze original by Lysippos. Borghese Collection, now in the Louvre. Fauni statua vetus marmorea

Statue of the Greek god Dionysus as an old man
Statue of Dionysus Sardanapalus, Neo-Attic statue of the Greek god Dionysus as an old man with ivy wreath and long beard. Roman copy of a Greek orirginal from the 4th century BC, now in the Vatican

Statue of a drunken Faun or Satyr holding grapes, wearing a nebris (faun skin), holding a pedum. Fauno rosso, Hadrianic copy in red marble of a Greek original from Hadrian's Villa

Bust of a Bacchante wearing a Nebris fawn skin
Bust of a Bacchante wearing a Nebris or fawn skin tied over one shoulder. In chacedony sapphire. Bachante. In calcidonio zaffirino

Mask of Bacchus, Roman god of wine, for a woman's use in a Bacchanalia. With wreath of vine leaved and grapes, hair gathered in ringlets. Bacho. In cameo

Sacrifice to a statue of Priapus Bacchus in cameo
Sacrifice to a statue of Priapus Bacchus with a thyrsus on his shoulder in cameo. A woman and boy bring votive offerings of clay apples and phalli in a basket

Bust of Silenus, companion to the wine god Dionysus
Bust of Silenus, companion and tutor to the wine god Dionysus in Greek mythology. In carnelian. Sileno. In corniola

Sileno. In corniola
Figure of bearded satyr Silenus, companion to the Greek god of wine Dionysus, with faun, bunch of grapes and ribbons in the boder.. In carnelian. Sileno. In corniola

Bust of Bacchus. Sculpture by Jan van Logteren (1709-1745)
Jan van Logteren (1709-1745). Netherlandish artist. Bust of Bacchus. Amsterdam, 18th century. White marble. Calouste Gulbenkian Museum. Lisbon, Portugalon, Portugal

Opium poppy varieties, Papaver somniferum, and Anemone mexicana

Athens, Greece - Relief sculptures - Theatre of Dionysus

Theatre of Dionysus, Athens, Greece, early 1900s

Hermes and the Infant Dionysus (detail)
Close-up facial detail of Hermes and the Infant Dionysus

Two photographs of Ruth St Denis and Ted Shawn, 1930
Two photographs of Ruth St Denis (In her Lamp dance) and Ted Shawn (in a scene for Orpheus Dionysus at the Munich Dance Congress), 1930 Date: 1930

Tulip varieties, Tulipa gesneriana. Tulipa odorata flore luteo gemino, Tulipa explicata florum candidorum linearum rubearian, Tulipa ex luteo rubro et viridi variegata. Date: 1736

Gromwell varieties, Lithospermum species. Lithospermum flore caeruleo, Lithospermum seu Milium solis grenil, Lithospermum arvense radice alba, Lithospermum linariae folio sue Lingua passerina

Tufted titmouse, northern mockingbird and ovenbird
Tufted titmouse, Baeolophus bicolor, northern mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos and ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapilla. Tufted titmouse 1, mocking-bird 2 and oven-bird 3

BACCHUS / VINES / VIRGIL
Tending the vines, while Bacchus presides over the activities. Date: First published: 29 BC

Dionysus Bevilacqua. Roman sculpture after Greek originals of the 4th century BC, previously in the Bevilacqua Collection (Verona). Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Dionysus fighting with the Indians. Mosaic. Palazzo Massimo
Pavement mosaic depicting Dionysus fighting with the Indians. 4th century. From Villa Rufinella. Roman National Museum. Palazzo Massimo. Rome. Italy

Roman Art. Statue of Dionysos leaning on a female figure ( Hope Dionysos ). Marble. Augustan or Julio-Claudian period. 27 B.C.-68 A.C. Roman copy of Greek original

Dionysus. Bust. 2nd century AD. Marble
Greek mythology. Dionysus. God of wine. Roman statue. 2nd century AD. Marble. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen, Denmark

Bacchus with satyr and panther. Marble
Bacchus (Roman) also known as Dionysus (Greek). God of the grape harvest in classical mythology. Statue of Bacchus with satyr and panther. From roman Villa of Pozzuoli, near Naples, Italy

Codex Lebuinus. 825-850. Binding
Codex Lebuinus. Northern France, 825-850. Detail of binding, Cologne, 11th-12th centuries. Decorated in silver, ivory and precious stones. The central figure depicts Bacchus

Roman sarcophagus. About 140 AD. Marriage of Dionysus and Adriadne. Detail Adriane in the carriage. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Pergamon Altar. Telephos Frieze. Detail
Pergamon Altar. 164-156 BC. Telephos Frieze. Detail. Cults at the Sanctuary of Dionysus. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

Base with maenads dancing
Base with dancing maenads. Pentelic white marble. Modified roman copy after a original greek of 5th century BC. Sciarra Collection. Roman National Museum. Palazzo Massimo. Rome. Italy

Dyonisus. Roman mosaic
Roman mosaic depicting god Dionysus. Detail of the mosaic Meeting between Ariadne and Dionysus. 4th century. Anniboni. National Museum of Roman Art. Merida. Spain

Satyr. Roman mosaic
Roman mosaic depicting a Satyr. Detail of the mosaic Meeting between Ariadne and Dionysus. 4th century. Anniboni. National Museum of Roman Art. Merida. Spain

Dancing Maenad. Italica. Spain
Dancing Maenad. Circular Altar. Pulpitum of the Italica Theater. 1st century. Archaeological Museum. Seville. Spain

Sarcophagus depicting Dionysus and his wife, Ariadne. Rome
Sarcophagus depicting Dionysus and his wife, Ariadne. Came from the area via Labicana. Dated in the first decade of the 3rd century AD. National Roman Museum. Baths of Diocletian. Rome. Italy

Reconstruction of the theatre of Dionysus, Athens

The Temple of Bacchus at Baalbek, Lebanon

Sarcophagus, marble. Tel Turmus. Roman period. 3rd century AD. At the center, Dionysus. Israel

Roman mosaic of Bacchic scene from workshop of Anmus Ponius. From Merida (Augusta Emerita), Spain. 4th C. National Museum of Roman Art. Merida. Spain

Dionysus. Bust
Dionysus. God of the grape harvest. Roman equivalent, Bacchus. Bust. Young Dionysus. Roman copy of a Greek work. 2nd AD. British Museum. London. United Kingdom

Alabastron. 6th century BC. Empuries. Spain
Alabastron for perfumes with scene depicting Dionysus accompanied by a bearded satyr with billy goat body. Black figures. 6th century BC. From Empuries. Girona Archaeological Museum. Spain

Sarcophagus. Modern work after 2nd century AD originals. Mar
Front side of sarcophagus. Modern work after 2nd century AD originals. Marriage of Dionysus and Adriane. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Detail of the masks of a votive stele. 4th century BC
Votive stele depicting a sacrificial procession to Dionysus and Artemis for the win in a contest of theater. Votive offering, ca. 360 BC. Detail of the masks. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Votive stele depicting a sacrificial procession to Dionysus and Artemis for the win in a contest of theater. Votive offering, ca. 360 BC. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany

Bacchus. Engraving by G. Dore. Colored
Bacchus. Engraving by Gustave Dore. 19th century. Colored

Masks of Dionysos and Silenos. Roman relief. 2nd century AD
Roman relief depicting masks of Dionysus and Silenos. Marble. First half of 2nd century AD. Museum of Fine Arts. Budapest. Hungary

Model of Pergamum
Model of the city of Pergamum. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

Ariadne sleeping. Roman mosaic
Roman mosaic depicting Ariadne sleeping. Detail of the mosaic Meeting between Ariadne and Dionysus. 4th century. Anniboni. National Museum of Roman Art. Merida. Spain

The Listening Dionysus, God of the grape harvest, wine-making and wine, of ritual madness and religious ecstasy in Greek mythology Date: 1910

Parthenon pediment Figure of Dionysus
PHIDIAS (490 -431 BC). Figure of Dionysos from the east pediment of the Parthenon. 438 - 432 BC. Classical Greek art. Sculpture on marble. UNITED KINGDOM. ENGLAND. London. The British Museum

Interior of the Temple of Bacchus at Baalbek, Lebanon

GREECE. ATTICA. Athens. Acropolis. Theatre of

Greek Flag - Sculpture by Praxiteles
Sculpture by Praxiteles of Hermes with the Infant Dionysus, (discovered at Olympia in 1877) set in a border of the modern Greek flag

St Dionysuss Priory
The Priory of St Dionysus, or Dionisius, Hampshire

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