Bacchus Pyramid

Bacchus Pyramid

FERNAND CIAN (Fernando Ciancianaino, 1889-1954)
Bacchus Pyramid
A magnificent and large sculpture in the rococo style composed of a pyramid of putti and angels climbing a bust of Silenus and flowering him with roses
Terracotta
Signed with initials F C (on the shoulder of Silenus)
Height 33”

Provenance

Collection of Jerry Perenchio, Chartwell Mansion, Bel Air, California, purchased by Henri Samuel, interior decorator
Didier Aaron, Paris

More Information

Fernand Cian, an Italian sculptor born in Carrara in 1886, studied in Paris under Laporte-Blavisy, (1867-1923) and exhibited at the Salon de la Societe des Artistes Francais, 1911-1928. For its subject, drawn from pagan antiquity, composition, and for the skillful quality of the modeling, this sculpture recalls the work of Clodion (1738-1814). Families such as the Rothschilds commissioned Cian to create larger, 18th century style sculptures such as this terracotta in the rococo style.

Refer

Torbole Sul Garda, Church of the Madonna delle Vittorie, Piazza Alpini, public gardens

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