Bacchus Collection (page 6)

Bacchus, 1560 circa (bronze)
7146206 Bacchus, 1560 circa (bronze) by Giambologna (Giovanni da Bologna), (1529-1608); Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Bacchus, 1560 circa, Giambologna, bronze)

Dionysus, between 117 and 138 (sculpture)
7129820 Dionysus, between 117 and 138 (sculpture) by Roman, (2nd century); Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Dionysus, between 117 and 138 AD)

Triumph of Bacchus, aka the drinkers, after Diego Velazquez (tempera on paper glued to canvas)
7064260 Triumph of Bacchus, aka the drinkers, after Diego Velazquez (tempera on paper glued to canvas) by Velazquez, Diego Rodriguez de Silva y (1599-1660) (after); Museo di Capodimonte, Naples

Two faced herm depicting Dionysus, 2nd century (sculpture)
7129802 Two faced herm depicting Dionysus, 2nd century (sculpture) by Roman, (2nd century); Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Two faced herm depicting Dionysus, 2nd century AD)

Portrait of Dionysus, 1st-2nd century AD, (marble)
7129278 Portrait of Dionysus, 1st-2nd century AD, (marble) by Roman, (1st-2nd Century AD); Museo della Citta, Rimini, Italy; (add.info.: Portrait of Dionysus, 1st-2nd century AD, marble)

Statue of Dyonisus, Sardanapallos style
7146040 Statue of Dyonisus, Sardanapallos style by Roman, (1st century BC); Palazzo Massimo alle Terme & Museum, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: Statue of Dyonisus, Sardanapallos style)

Group with Bacchus leaning on a Satyr, 130-150 AD (marble)
7146211 Group with Bacchus leaning on a Satyr, 130-150 AD (marble) by Roman, (2nd century); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

Bacchus, 1496-97 (marble)
7146162 Bacchus, 1496-97 (marble) by Sansovino, Jacopo (Jacopo Tatti) (1486-1570); Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Bacchus, 1496-97, Michelangelo Buonarroti)

Education of Bacchus, c. 1630-40 (oil on canvas)
7352775 Education of Bacchus, c.1630-40 (oil on canvas) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); 95x81 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Artiste: Pieter Paul Rubens (1577-1640)); Luisa Ricciarini

Bacchus and Ariadne, 17th century (painting)
7352774 Bacchus and Ariadne, 17th century (painting) by Fiasella, Domenico Il Sarzana (1589-1669) ; Private Collection; (add.info.: Artist: Domenico Fiasella (1589-1669)); Luisa Ricciarini

Head of Dionysus (marble)
2561913 Head of Dionysus (marble) by Roman; Musei Capitolini, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: M.C. inv 1129, pentelic marble, from the Horti Lamiani.); Photo © Stefano Baldini

Statuette of Bacchus, 1st-2nd century AD (marble)
7146739 Statuette of Bacchus, 1st-2nd century AD (marble) by Roman, (2nd century); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Statuette of Bacchus, 1st-2nd century AD, roman art)

Young Dionysus with a panther, first half of the 2nd century AD (marble)
7146877 Young Dionysus with a panther, first half of the 2nd century AD (marble) by Roman, (2nd century); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Young Dionysus with a panther)

Ariadne and Bacchus (oil on canvas)
3359345 Ariadne and Bacchus (oil on canvas) by Reni, Guido (1575-1642); Accademia di San Luca, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Ariadne and Bacchus, Guido Reni, 1575-1642, oil on canvas)

Young Dionysus with a panther, first half of the 2nd century AD (marble)
7146878 Young Dionysus with a panther, first half of the 2nd century AD (marble) by Roman, (2nd century); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Young Dionysus with a panther)

Protome of Dionysus, hadrianic period, (marble)
7129806 Protome of Dionysus, hadrianic period, (marble) by Roman, (2nd century); Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Protome of Dionysus, pentelic marble, hadrianic period)

Baccanale (oil on canvas)
1108953 Baccanale (oil on canvas) by Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665); Palazzo Corsini, Gallerie Nazionali Barberini Corsini, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: by Nicolas Poussin); Photo © Stefano Baldini

Bacchus and a drinker, 17th century (painting)
7129411 Bacchus and a drinker, 17th century (painting) by Manfredi, Bartolomeo (1580-c.1620); Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Bacchus and a drinker)

Dionysus (marble)
2562050 Dionysus (marble) by Roman; Musei Capitolini, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: After a Greek original from the 4th century BC MC inv 722); Photo © Stefano Baldini

The Young Bacchus, c. 1596 (oil on canvas)
GIM5038357 The Young Bacchus, c.1596 (oil on canvas) by Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da (1571-1610); 85x95 cm; Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

Bacchus (oil on canvas)
471442 Bacchus (oil on canvas) by Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678); 77.4x62 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Ceres and Bacchus, 1600s (oil on canvas)
XOS5887442 Ceres and Bacchus, 1600s (oil on canvas) by Spranger, Bartholomaeus (1546-1611); 197.2x133.7 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: by Bartholomaeus Spranger (1546-1611))

Design for a pendant depicting Bacchus at sea, 1615-1700 (pen and black ink with grey wash on paper)
7308174 Design for a pendant depicting Bacchus at sea, 1615-1700 (pen and black ink with grey wash on paper) by Solis, Virgilius, the elder (1514-62); 6.9x5 cm; Ashmolean Museum

Dionysus, digitally enhanced reproduction of an original print from the 19th century
7278124 Dionysus, digitally enhanced reproduction of an original print from the 19th century by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dionysus)

Ancient Bacchus Priest, Greece, after a vase painting, History of Fashion, History of Costume
7278682 Ancient Bacchus Priest, Greece, after a vase painting, History of Fashion, History of Costume by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient Bacchus Priest)

Old Bacchus head with elaborately coiffed hair and beard, Greece, History of Fashion
7278683 Old Bacchus head with elaborately coiffed hair and beard, Greece, History of Fashion by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Vintage; a man pouring grapes from a basket into a vat, above Bacchus sitting, ... ca. 1517-20
The Vintage; a man pouring grapes from a basket into a vat, above Bacchus sitting, other figures at left, ca. 1517-20

Drunkeness of Bacchus, 1630-77. Creators: Jonas Suyderhoef, Pieter Soutman, Clement De Jonghe
Drunkeness of Bacchus, 1630-77

The Triumph of Bacchus, 1633-63. Creator: Jan Popels
The Triumph of Bacchus, 1633-63

October. From a Series of Twelve Months of the Year, ca. 1766. Creator: Johann Esaias Nilson
October. From a Series of Twelve Months of the Year, ca. 1766

Autumn, from the series The Seasons, . n. d. Creator: Jan Saenredam
Autumn, from the series The Seasons, .n.d

Nations of Europe ballets, 17th century. 17th century. Creator: Anon
Nations of Europe ballets, 17th century

The "Frogs"of Aristophanes at Oxford (engraving)
1056025 The " Frogs" of Aristophanes at Oxford (engraving) by Paget, Henry Marriott (1856-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The " Frogs" of Aristophanes at Oxford)

Allegory of Love Conquering Lust (oil on canvas)
1254388 Allegory of Love Conquering Lust (oil on canvas) by Garzi, Luigi (1638-1721); 75.7x62.9 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Orpheus torn to pieces by the Bacchantes (chromolitho)
1094450 Orpheus torn to pieces by the Bacchantes (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Orpheus torn to pieces by the Bacchantes)

The Triumph of Bacchus, 1776. Creator: Isaak Jehner
The Triumph of Bacchus, 1776

Bacchus, Hercules, putto and dragon, 1498 (Pencil, Ink)
7261582 Bacchus, Hercules, putto and dragon, 1498 (Pencil, Ink) by Bonasone, Giulio (c.1498-c.1580); 17.8x13.8 cm; Maidstone Museum and Art Gallery, Kent, UK; (add.info.: Bacchus, Hercules)

Marble statue of Silenus cradling the infant Dionysus, Louvre. 1779 (engraving)
7237393 Marble statue of Silenus cradling the infant Dionysus, Louvre. 1779 (engraving) by Cannetti, Giovanni Battista (1750-1810); Private Collection; (add.info)

Statue of the Greek god Dionysus as an old man. 1779 (engraving)
7237392 Statue of the Greek god Dionysus as an old man. 1779 (engraving) by Cannetti, Giovanni Battista (1750-1810); Private Collection; (add.info.: Statue of Dionysus Sardanapalus)

Principal Greek gods on Mount Olympus
6340157 Principal Greek gods on Mount Olympus by Freschi, Roberto (19th century); (add.info.: Principal Greek gods on Mount Olympus)

Stories from Lucian: The footsteps of Hercules and Bacchus (colour litho)
7180974 Stories from Lucian: The footsteps of Hercules and Bacchus (colour litho) by Murray, Charles Oliver (1842-1923); Private Collection; (add.info.: The footsteps of Hercules and Bacchus)

Bacchus (Dionysos) and Ariadne, Adonis bathing, Venus and Mars, North Wall
2384699 Bacchus (Dionysos) and Ariadne, Adonis bathing, Venus and Mars, North Wall, Chamber of Cupid and Psyche (Sala di Amore e Psiche), 1526-1528 by Romano

Ceiling with the allegory of the Autumn, Bacchus, Hall of Autumn, 1687-88 (fresco)
3606330 Ceiling with the allegory of the Autumn, Bacchus, Hall of Autumn, 1687-88 (fresco) by Piola, Domenico the Elder (1627-1703); Palazzo Rosso, Genoa, Italy; (add.info.: Genoa)

Bacchus and Cupid, c. 1830 (fresco)
3743620 Bacchus and Cupid, c.1830 (fresco) by Patania, Giuseppe (1780-1852); Palazzo dei Normanni, Palermo, Sicily, Italy; (add.info.: In the Pompeiana Room, The Royal Apartment)

Scenes from the Pillar of the Boatmen (handcoloured copperplate engraving)
5986542 Scenes from the Pillar of the Boatmen (handcoloured copperplate engraving) by Verico, Antonio (1775-after 1822); (add.info.: Scenes from the Pillar of the Boatmen)

Statue of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, naked with a satyr
5323809 Statue of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, naked with a satyr by David, Francois-Anne (1741-1824); (add.info.: Statue of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, naked with a satyr)

The Eleusinian Mysteries, initiations for the cult of Demeter and Persephone based at Eleusis, Greece
6340197 The Eleusinian Mysteries, initiations for the cult of Demeter and Persephone based at Eleusis, Greece by Fumagalli (19th century); (add.info.: The Eleusinian Mysteries)

Herm of Bacchus, 1773. Bronze and alabaster
7225022 Herm of Bacchus, 1773. Bronze and alabaster. by Valadier, Luigi (1726-1785); Villa Borghese, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Herm of Bacchus, 1773. Bronze and alabaster)

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"Bacchus: The Divine Revelry of Greek Mythology" In the illustrious realm of Greek gods in the Olymp, one deity stands out for his wild and exuberant nature - Bacchus. Also known as Dionysus, this god of wine and ecstasy has captivated hearts since ancient times. Dating back to 1880, a magnificent depiction of Dionysus on his throne showcases his regal presence and divine aura. Another masterpiece from 1901 portrays Dionysus surrounded by the Maenads, his devoted female followers who embody unrestrained passion. The cult of Dionysus is renowned for its initiation rites, as depicted in a captivating fresco from the Villa Dei Mysteri. This artwork transports us to an era where believers celebrated their devotion through rituals filled with fervor and mysticism. Silenus gathering grapes in a painting by Carracci reminds us that Bacchus is not only associated with revelry but also symbolizes fertility and abundance. Such imagery evokes visions of vineyards brimming with succulent fruit ready to be transformed into heavenly nectar. Even during Roman times, Bacchic worship continued to flourish as seen in a mesmerizing mosaic detail at El Djem depicting an infant Dionysus riding on a tiger's back. This enchanting portrayal highlights both the god's innocence and untamed power. Moving forward through history, we encounter intriguing representations like that of a redhead flapper posing within Pan's mask or a fourth-style fresco showcasing Bacchus alongside Vesuvius volcano at Pompeii's House of Centenary – blending mythological figures with natural wonders. Artistic interpretations have perpetuated throughout centuries; Juan Carreño de Miranda's "La monstrua" captures Bacchic allure while Leonardo da Vinci’s school presents their own vision influenced by Renaissance aesthetics. Lastly, Midas' infamous touch turning everything into gold finds its place in the Bacchic narrative.