Silène portant Bacchus
Silène portant Bacchus is a work of art in Versailles, Yvelines, Île-de-France. Silène portant Bacchus is situated nearby to the work of art Vase de la Paix, as well as near Queen’s Courtyard.- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Also known as: “Grand Faune Borghèse”
- Inscription: “FONDV PAR LES KELLERS 1686”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Queen’s Grand Apartment and Museum of the History of France.
Queen’s Grand Apartment
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The grand appartement de la reine is the Queen's grand apartment of the Palace of Versailles. Forming a parallel enfilade with that of the grand appartement du roi, the grand appartement de la reine served as the residence of three Queens of France: Maria Theresa of Spain, Marie Leszczyńska and Marie Antoinette.
Museum of the History of France
Museum
Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Musée de l'Histoire de France is a museum that was created by King Louis Philippe I in the Palace of Versailles and opened in 1837. At the time, it represented an ambitious project of national reconciliation between the hitherto competing narratives of the French monarchy and the French Revolution, to which Louis-Philippe devoted significant personal attention.
King’s Grand Apartment
Photo: Michal Osmenda, CC BY 2.0.
The grand appartement du roi is the King's grand apartment of the Palace of Versailles. As a result of Louis Le Vau's envelope of Louis XIII’s château, constructed as part of Louis XIV's second building campaign, the King and Queen had new apartments in the new addition, known at the time as the château neuf. King’s Grand Apartment is situated 100 metres northeast of Silène portant Bacchus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hameau de la Reine and Montreuil (Versailles).
Hameau de la Reine
Locality
Photo: Daderot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Hameau de la Reine is a rustic retreat in the park of the Château de Versailles built for Marie Antoinette in 1783 near the Petit Trianon in Yvelines, France.
Satory
Suburb
Photo: Domenjod, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Satory is an area south of Versailles in France. It is mostly known for its military camp, housing: The area hosted some of the shooting events for the 1900 Summer Olympics.
Silène portant Bacchus
- Category: tourism
- Location: Versailles, Arrondissement of Versailles, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.80443° or 48° 48′ 16″ northLongitude
2.11998° or 2° 7′ 12″ eastInception
1685—1686Height
2 metres (6.4 feet)Width
0.94 metres (3.1 feet)Open location code
8FW4R439+QXOpenStreetMap ID
node 6283591539OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statue
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