Feast of the Gods
Alessandro Vittoria (Italian, 1525–1608)
c. 1571–1578
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
34.3 × 22.2 cm
Classification
Sculpture
Department
European Painting and Sculpture
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
John L. Severance Fund
Accession Number
1952.464
Tags
male
About this artwork
Banquets of the gods were common literary devices in classical texts and myth, and their use here enmeshed with the desire to capture the sensuality of the body and water in motion.