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Aphrodite, the
Goddess of Love and Beauty
(the Taurida Venus)
2nd century A. D.
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Dionysus, the
God of Wine and Wine-making
2nd century A. D.
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The Dionysus Room in the New Hermitage was created for
the display of ancient sculpture. Its walls were finished with dark
red artificial marble that effectively sets off the marble statues.
Roman decorative sculpture, that for the most part repeated Greek
prototypes, once adorned gardens, libraries, galleries and porticos.
The room gets its name from a large statue of Dionysus (2nd century)
that belonged to Catherine II's collection in Tsarskoye Selo. Particularly
noteworthy are statues of Silenus Marsyas (second half of the 3rd
century B.C.) and Aphrodite (the so-called Taurida Venus). |
