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Feast of the Gods
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Feast of the Gods

Alessandro Vittoria (Italian, 1525–1608), artist · c. 1571–1578 · bronze

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Banquets of the gods were common literary devices in classical texts and myth, and their use here enmeshed with the desire to capture the sensuality of the body and water in motion.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineFeast of the Gods, c. 1571–1578. Probably by Alessandro Vittoria (Italian, 1525–1608). Bronze; overall: 34.3 x 22.2 cm (13 1/2 x 8 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1952.464

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