Bas relief in plaster, “Bacchanalia of children. The sacrifice of the goat”, very cheerful and lively festive atmosphere created by the expressions of the faces and positions of the bodies of the characters. The theme of children with goats is one of the commonplaces in the history of sculpture. It describes the sacrifice of a goat: garlanded and accompanied by a procession of children and small satyrs bearing offerings it is led to a smoking altar. This scene is taken directly from the stories of Virgil (Georgics, II, 380) and Ovid (Metamorphoses, XV, 111 and Fasti I 340), the latter mentioning either a goat or a goat.
Early 20th century
France
Height: 23.2 in.
Width: 48 in.
Depth: 4 in.
