Hermes And Infant Bacchus Relief Italy The noble yet detached expression

The noble yet detached expression of the face

He studied art in the studios of François-Joseph Duret and Aimé Millet and at the school of fine arts under Jean-Baptiste Claude Eugène Guillaume and Pierre-Jules Cavelier

Standing on a large base with sculpted feet

A pair of oval wall reliefs

is a character in William Shakespeare's drama Hamlet (1599–1601)

Hermes And Infant Bacchus Relief Italy The noble yet detached expressionMarble Plaque, of Hermes, Semele and the infant Bacchus, in frame. Mercury helped his father, Jupiter, when Bacchus was born. Bacchus was the son of Semele and Jupiter. Semele was the daughter of Cadmus, the brother of Europa, and Harmonia, the daughter of Mars and Venus. Size. 36 x 37cm