Antinous as Silvanus (detail)

This marble relief fragment (130–138) shows Antinous, beloved of Emperor Hadrian, portrayed as Silvanus, the Roman god of woods and fields. In this close-up, the youthful figure gathers grapes, while a small altar with a pinecone—Silvanus’s symbol—anchors the scene. After Antinous drowned in the Nile, Hadrian deified him, inspiring a widespread cult. This relief, restored in the 18th c., reflects both his idealized beauty and the pastoral serenity linked to Silvanus.