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Festival of Bacchus Celebrated by Satyrs and Bacchantes

A work made of etching on paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of etching on paper.

Date:

n.d.

Artist:

Claude Gillot
French, 1673-1722

About this artwork

Claude Gillot’s four-etching series of riotous woodland bacchanals celebrates Bacchus, Pan, fauns, and the nymph Diana (see 1969.279–81). As stylistic precursors to the French Rococo with a deep interest in theater, Gillot’s prints are satirical and revolve around ancient sculpture. The young Bacchus appears here as the devotional focal point, his head atop a herm (a stone pillar topped with a carved head or bust, sometimes with a phallus) festooned with flowers and fruit. The bas-relief hanging above shows the god discovering his future wife, Ariadne, while the text below teasingly suggests that enough wine will solve all romantic problems.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Claude Gillot

Title

Festival of Bacchus Celebrated by Satyrs and Bacchantes

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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Artist's working dates 1693–1722

Medium

Etching on paper

Dimensions

Image: 17.3 × 35.7 cm (6 13/16 × 14 1/16 in.); Plate: 22 × 37.2 cm (8 11/16 × 14 11/16 in.); Sheet: 30.5 × 46 cm (12 1/16 × 18 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Potter Palmer Collection Fund

Reference Number

1969.282

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