Allegory of Autumn (Bacchus)

This incredible bust of Bacchus is comparable to the important commissions for marble busts and figures ordered for Peter the Great of Russia from Pietro Baratta and other Italian sculptors for the gardens of the Tsar's various palaces. Notable comparisons can be made with the female busts of Opulence (h. 97cm, with socle) and Autumn (h. 95cm, with socle) placed in the Summer Garden in 1736. The overall conception of these busts is always on a grand scale with the drapery falling unevenly over the shoulders playing a large part in the decorative quality of the busts. Pietro Baratta was an Italian visual artist who was born in 1668. The artist died in 1729.这件令人叹为观止的酒神巴克斯（Bacchus）胸像，可与为俄罗斯彼得大帝定制的重要大理石胸像及人物塑像委托相媲美——此类作品由彼得罗·巴拉塔（Pietro Baratta）与其他意大利雕塑家创作，用于沙皇的多处宫殿花园。 1736年安置于夏园的两件女性胸像——《丰饶》（高97厘米，含基座）与《秋意》（高95厘米，含基座），可与本作形成极具参考价值的对比。 此类胸像的整体构思始终保持宏大尺度，不均匀披覆于肩头的衣褶，对胸像的装饰质感起到了至关重要的作用。 彼得罗·巴拉塔是意大利视觉艺术家，生于1668年，1729年逝世。