Marble statue of Dionysos seated on a panther

A white marble statue of a youthful nude figure seated on a crouching panther, set on a stepped oval base. He wears a wreath of leaves and grapes, holds a grape cluster at his chest, and gazes downward. Weathering shows across the smooth surface, giving the figure a quiet, classical presence.

Look closer: A small tree-stump support stands beneath the panther's belly, partly hidden by the figure's leg.

Artist

François Duquesnoy

Date

1st–3rd century CE

Medium

Marble

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

3558 × 4000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Frederick F. Thompson, 1903