Giovanni Maria Benzoni
Young Dionysus with a Nymph

ArtistItalian, 1809–1873
CultureItalian
Titles
  • Young Dionysus with a Nymph
Date1866
PlaceRome, Italy
MediumMarble
Dimensions42 1/2 × 40 × 31 in. (108 × 101.6 × 78.7 cm)
Base: 32 7/8 × 42 × 32 in. (83.5 × 106.7 × 81.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III
Object number96.1150
Current Location
Rienzi
Entrance Hall
On view

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Department
Rienzi
Object Type
ProvenanceMr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III; given to MFAH, 1996.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Carved inscription on rear side: "G.BENZONI.F.ROMA./A.1866."

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c. 1790
Soft-paste porcelain with gilt
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Dionysus with Pan
Unknown Roman
50–150 AD
Marble
2009.30
Grape Cluster Flask
Unknown Roman
1–300 AD
Mold blown glass
70.82
Purse
Unknown English
c. 1600
Gilt metal and silk
94.817
Pitcher
Brockville Works
c. 1850–1907
Lead-glazed earthenware (Rockingham ware)
B.63.15
Column
Unknown European
late 16th century
Pine
94.1157.1
Column
Unknown European
late 16th century
Pine
94.1157.2
Column
Unknown European
late 16th century
Pine
94.1157.3
Unknown European
late 16th century
Pine
94.1157.4
Bunch of Green Grapes
19th or 20th century
Jade
96.1848
Bunch of Red Grapes
19th or 20th century
Agate (?), jade or serpentine (?)
96.1852