Where to See Bacchus in Florence

Michelangelo sculpted this marble figure of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, early in his career. The sculpture shows the god in a drunken pose, a rare humorous subject for the artist known for heroic figures.

This was one of Michelangelo's first major commissions after arriving in Rome. It stands at the Bargello in Florence.

You can see it at Bargello (Palazzo del Popolo), Florence in Florence, Italy. Michelangelo created it. Michelangelo sculpted this marble figure of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, early in his career.

Michelangelo sculpted this in his early twenties, around 1496-97, making it one of his earliest major works It's at Bargello (Palazzo del Popolo), Florence.

It's a life-size marble sculpture carved in 1496-97, one of Michelangelo's earliest major works. The swaying, intoxicated Roman god of wine was considered shocking for its realistic depiction of drunkenness.

This was one of Michelangelo's first major commissions after arriving in Rome. It stands at the Bargello in Florence.

Michelangelo sculpted this in his early twenties, around 1496-97, making it one of his earliest major works It's at Bargello (Palazzo del Popolo), Florence.

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