Satyre and Bacchante at The Louvre, Paris

Charles Baudelaire blamed him for the pitiable state of sculpture today and alleged that his talent is cold and academic, while Gustave Flaubert felt that he was a true Greek, the most antique of all the moderns; a man who is distracted by nothing, neither by politics, nor socialism, Fourier or the Jesuits […], and who, like a true workman, sleeves rolled up, is there to do his task morning till night with the will to do well and the love of his art. Both are discussing the same man, one of the leading artists of late Romanticism and the king of the sculptors during the July Monarchy: Jean-Jacques Pradier (23 May 1790 – 4 June 1852), better known as James. This marble group directed by one of the greatest romantic sculptors caused a scandal at the Salon of 1834. The government refused the acquisition, the Count Anatole Demidoff who bought it and took it to Italy. Pradier traits we wanted to recognize himself and his mistress Juliette Drouet. A classic judged licentious about Bacchante crowned with vine leaves, languidly is reversed against the satyr, easily recognizable by its legs of a goat and her face. The Bacchanal, Bacchus procession is accompanied by the mad scenes in which the drunken bacchanal surrenders to his senses in the man's arms animal that discovers. She attracts and repels at a time. It emerges from this group carnal eroticism that caused a scandal in 1834, when it was exhibited at the Salon. Yet presented in a small room to the side, he did not let the indifferent criticism. About the Landon summarize, could not be better, the general opinion: an admirable piece of performance and expression; but what expression! We do not know the destination of this group; but certainly it is not in an institution for young people that will find its place. . According to Etex sculptor , student of Pradier, shaping the model that preceded the execution of the marble was taken from nature . It grows recognize the features of Juliette Drouet , who was at that time the preferred model of Pradier . Juliette had a daughter, Claire Pradier (1826-1846) , before being the mistress of Victor Hugo. This identification was strengthened by the acquisition of the marble by the Demidoff count, who was said to have also benefited from the favors of the model. As for the satyr, which has sometimes been identified as a critical self-portrait of the sculptor , he speaks only distantly face Pradier and instead recalls the ancient models . This object is part of Scan The World. Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open source, community effort, if you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email [e-mail] to find out how you can help.夏尔·波德莱尔（Charles Baudelaire）曾指责他令今日雕塑陷入可悲境地，并称其创作天赋冰冷刻板且充满学院派气息；而古斯塔夫·福楼拜（Gustave Flaubert）则认为他是真正的希腊式艺术家，是所有现代创作者中最具古典质感的一位。他不为任何外物所扰——无论是政治、社会主义、傅立叶学说还是耶稣会[…]，如同真正的工匠一般挽起衣袖，从早到晚投身创作，怀揣精益求精的信念与对艺术的赤诚热爱。二人所评同为一人：让-雅克·普拉迪耶（Jean-Jacques Pradier，1790年5月23日—1852年6月4日），更广为人知的名号是詹姆斯（James），他是晚期浪漫主义领军艺术家之一，亦是七月王朝时期的雕塑之王。 这件由这位伟大浪漫主义雕塑家主创的大理石群雕，在1834年巴黎沙龙展（Salon of 1834）上引发了轩然大波。当时法国政府拒绝收购该作品，最终由阿纳托勒·杰米多夫伯爵（Count Anatole Demidoff）购得并运往意大利。普拉迪耶曾借此作品刻画自己与情妇朱丽叶·德鲁埃（Juliette Drouet）的形象。 这件被视为古典风格却带有放荡意味的作品，主体是一位头戴葡萄藤冠的酒神女祭司（Bacchante），她慵懒地倚靠在萨堤罗斯（satyr）身上；后者以山羊后腿与面部特征极易辨识。酒神庆典（Bacchanal）的场景伴随癫狂的姿态展开，酩酊大醉的酒神将自己的感官交付于眼前这个兼具兽性与人性的男子怀中。她兼具吸引力与排斥力，张力十足。 这件群雕所流露的肉欲色情意味，在1834年沙龙展出时引发了巨大争议。尽管它被安排在侧厅的小型展室中，却依旧未能让批评者无动于衷。正如兰登（Landon）的总结堪称完美地诠释了当时的主流舆论：这是一件表现力精湛的杰作——但那究竟是何种表现力！我们尚不清楚这件群雕的创作意涵，但可以肯定的是，它绝非适合置于青少年教育机构的展品。 据普拉迪耶的学生、雕塑家埃泰克斯（Etex）所述，制作大理石成品前的泥塑原型完全以真人为蓝本塑造。人们愈发清晰地辨认出朱丽叶·德鲁埃的面容——彼时她正是普拉迪耶最青睐的模特。朱丽叶在成为维克多·雨果（Victor Hugo）的情妇前，曾育有一女克莱尔·普拉迪耶（Claire Pradier，1826—1846）。这一身份认定随着杰米多夫伯爵收购该大理石作品而得到进一步佐证，据传伯爵也曾与这位模特有过交集。至于萨堤罗斯形象，有时被视作雕塑家带有批判性的自画像，但从其面部特征来看与普拉迪耶相去甚远，反而更贴合古典艺术的原型风格。 本作品隶属于「Scan The World」项目。Scan The World是由MyMiniFactory发起的非营利性倡议，旨在打造全球范围内可免费3D打印的雕塑、艺术品与地标建筑的数字档案库，供公众免费获取。该项目为开源社区协作项目，若您身边有感兴趣的藏品并希望参与贡献，可发送邮件至[e-mail]了解参与方式。