Bacchante

Unknown

mid-19th century · Onyx and gold · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Luigi Saulini learned hardstone and shell carving from his adopted father, Tommaso (1784–1864), and continued in the family trade from a successful shop in the Via del Babuino in Rome.

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid-19th century

Medium

Onyx and gold

Culture

Italian

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

The Milton Weil Collection, 1940