Art, Symbol & Imagination
Dionysus Enthroned beneath a Canopy
An enthroned figure occupies the centre of an architectural canopy while attendants gather on either side. The strong symmetry gives the small classical scene a ceremonial character. The printed caption identifies Dionysus, or Bacchus, in Bayley’s comparative discussion.
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Illustrator not identified. "Dionysus Enthroned beneath a Canopy" [editorial title]. In The Lost Language of Symbolism, Volume I, Harold Bayley. London: Williams and Norgate, 1912; Volume I; Central Archaeological Library, New Delhi copy., 1912, Williams and Norgate. Source scan leaf 172. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0448-0172
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Illustrator not identified. Dionysus Enthroned beneath a Canopy. The Lost Language of Symbolism, Volume I. Scan leaf 172. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0448-0172