Bacchus

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Sansovino worked on his Bacchus for Giovanni Bartolini, departing from Michelangelo's Bacchus which he had no doubt seen. Sansovino's god of wine and his joyful celebration contrast with Michelangelo's bloated, inebriated yet mysterious god. Vasari admired Sansovino's for its virtuoso carving, especially the extended arm, a technical feat which no ancient sculptor had accomplished in marble without a strut.   If you produce new work with the model and want to share it with us, drop us a line at web@smk.dk or stw@myminifactory.com. This scan was produced in collaboration between The Statens Museum for Kunst and Scan the World for the SMK-Open project. Every model produced from this initiative is available under an open source license. Scanner - Artec Eva