Dionysus Collection (#2)

Vine shoots, grapes, flowers and birds, detail, 1650 - 52 (wall tempera painting)
8683573 Vine shoots, grapes, flowers and birds, detail, 1650 - 52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna

Wine shoots, grapes, flowers and a squirrel, detail, 1650 - 52 (wall tempera painting)
8683572 Wine shoots, grapes, flowers and a squirrel, detail, 1650 - 52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna

Bacchus makes his triumphal entry into Thebes, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683557 Bacchus makes his triumphal entry into Thebes, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna, Italy; (add.info.: Sassuolo)

Bacchus fighting with the snake sent to him by Juno, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683556 Bacchus fighting with the snake sent to him by Juno, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna

Bacchus with the architects planning the construction of Nisa, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683548 Bacchus with the architects planning the construction of Nisa, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna

Statue of Dionysos with satyr
7287196 Statue of Dionysos with satyr; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Statue of Dionysos with satyr, dated 2nd century AD)

Statue of Dionysos with satyr
7287194 Statue of Dionysos with satyr; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Statue of Dionysos with satyr, dated 2nd century AD)

Mosaic depicting Bacchus (Bacco), Roman god of wine, Lapidaire Museum, Vienna
ETI4396299 Mosaic depicting Bacchus (Bacco), Roman god of wine, Lapidaire Museum, Vienna.; (add.info.: Mosaic depicting Bacchus (Bacco), Roman god of wine, Lapidaire Museum, Vienna.)

Statuette of Dionysus, the god of wine of Greek mythology (sculpture)
YOU4420043 Statuette of Dionysus, the god of wine of Greek mythology (sculpture); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Statuette of Dionysus, the god of wine of Greek mythology, Sculpture from Thebes)

The Assembly of Gods (detail) painting by Louis Matout of 1868 on the ceiling of the Emperor Hall Denon Wing
ETI4397345 The Assembly of Gods (detail) painting by Louis Matout of 1868 on the ceiling of the Emperor Hall Denon Wing, Louvre Museum.; (add.info)

Satyr with the infant Dionysus, detail, 2nd century AD, after a bronze original from the late hellenistic period
6384114 Satyr with the infant Dionysus, detail, 2nd century AD, after a bronze original from the late hellenistic period (marble); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania

Arion an Dionysiac poet credited with inventing the dithyramb, 17th century (engraving)
3480611 Arion an Dionysiac poet credited with inventing the dithyramb, 17th century (engraving); (add.info.: Greek mythology: Arion an Dionysiac poet credited with inventing the dithyramb)

Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho)
8637086 Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho) by Smith, John Moyr (1839-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bacchante with rod of sesamum, wearing chiton and himation)

Begone dull Care (colour litho)
8634552 Begone dull Care (colour litho) by Armenise, Raffaele (1852-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: Begone dull Care)

The Marriage of Bacchus and Ariadne, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683571 The Marriage of Bacchus and Ariadne, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna, Italy; (add.info.: Sassuolo)

One of the forty-one panels with scenes which narrate the events of Bacchus, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683566 One of the forty-one panels with scenes which narrate the events of Bacchus, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo

Faux gilded relief, with Bacchus placed on a circular pedestal decorated with festoons and bucrania
8683563 Faux gilded relief, with Bacchus placed on a circular pedestal decorated with festoons and bucrania, and surrounded by dancing canephors, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger

Faux gilded relief, with Bacchus and a scene of a sacrifice, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683562 Faux gilded relief, with Bacchus and a scene of a sacrifice, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna

Faux gilded relief, with the statue of Bacchus surrounded by some offerers raising cups of wine
8683559 Faux gilded relief, with the statue of Bacchus surrounded by some offerers raising cups of wine, 1650 - 52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense

The meeting in Egypt of Proteus, king of Memphis, with Bacchus, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683554 The meeting in Egypt of Proteus, king of Memphis, with Bacchus, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna

Bacchus tames the tiger that the persecutor Juno sent against him, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683552 Bacchus tames the tiger that the persecutor Juno sent against him, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna

The March to Egypt, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683550 The March to Egypt, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna, Italy; (add.info.: Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace)

View of the Bacchus Gallery, 1650 - 52 (wall tempera painting)
8683539 View of the Bacchus Gallery, 1650 - 52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna, Italy; (add.info.: Sassuolo)

Vine shoots, grapes, flowers and birds, detail, 1650 - 52 (wall tempera painting)
8683584 Vine shoots, grapes, flowers and birds, detail, 1650 - 52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna

Bacchus places the crown of Ariadne among the constellations, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683583 Bacchus places the crown of Ariadne among the constellations, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna

Lycurgus made mad by Bacchus, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683549 Lycurgus made mad by Bacchus, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna, Italy; (add.info.: Sassuolo)

Bacchus, Lycurgus and Hermes Trismegistus, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683545 Bacchus, Lycurgus and Hermes Trismegistus, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna, Italy; (add.info.: Sassuolo)

Persephone receiving Dionysus, relief on stone, 5th century
AIS5389337 Persephone receiving Dionysus, relief on stone, 5th century; Museo Archeologico Nazionale (or Museo Nazionale della Magna Grecia), Reggio Calabria

Young Dionysus drinking while riding a tiger (mosaic)
6384214 Young Dionysus drinking while riding a tiger (mosaic); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info)

Lion and Cherubs amongst Dionysus and Maenads (mosaic)
6384206 Lion and Cherubs amongst Dionysus and Maenads (mosaic); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Leone e Amorini tra Dioniso e Menadi); Photo © Stefano Baldini

Representation of Antinous in Dionysos or Silvanus, harvesting grapes (Antinous as Dionysos or Silvanus)
QUA5036093 Representation of Antinous in Dionysos or Silvanus, harvesting grapes (Antinous as Dionysos or Silvanus, harvesting grapes) - Detail Relief in marble by Antonianos d'Aphrodise

Dionysus and the satyr, Ludovisi collection, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy
6384451 Dionysus and the satyr, Ludovisi collection, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Dionysus and the satyr)

Bacchus god of wine, after a Roman statue
3480496 Bacchus god of wine, after a Roman statue; (add.info.: Bacchus god of wine, after a Roman statue. Illustration from supplement to L'antiquite expliquee et representee en figures';)

The Car of Thespis (litho)
8660822 The Car of Thespis (litho) by Rowlandson, George Derville (1861-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Car of Thespis)

Sacrifice of Persian Youths by Themistocles (litho)
8660810 Sacrifice of Persian Youths by Themistocles (litho) by Weatherstone, A.C. (fl.1888-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sacrifice of Persian Youths by Themistocles)

Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho)
8637083 Ancient Greek Female Costume (litho) by Smith, John Moyr (1839-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bacchante with crotals, wears single chiton without doubled part, and scarf (mantile)

Faux gilded relief, with Bacchus astride a barrel, surrounded by some dancing cherubs, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683560 Faux gilded relief, with Bacchus astride a barrel, surrounded by some dancing cherubs, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo

Bacchus reaches Ariadne abandoned by Theseus on the island of Naxos, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683553 Bacchus reaches Ariadne abandoned by Theseus on the island of Naxos, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna

Bacchus transforms the Bacchantes into trees, guilty of having cut Orpheus corpse into pieces
8683542 Bacchus transforms the Bacchantes into trees, guilty of having cut Orpheus corpse into pieces, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense

Wedding Banquet. On the clouds Bacchus, Ariadne and Venus with a figure pouring wine are seated at a round table
8683576 Wedding Banquet. On the clouds Bacchus, Ariadne and Venus with a figure pouring wine are seated at a round table. The other gods watch from afar

one of the forty-one panels with scenes, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683547 one of the forty-one panels with scenes, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna, Italy; (add.info.: Sassuolo)

One of the forty-one panels with scenes which narrate the events of Bacchus, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683586 One of the forty-one panels with scenes which narrate the events of Bacchus, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo

One of the forty-one panels with scenes which narrate the events of Bacchus, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683585 One of the forty-one panels with scenes which narrate the events of Bacchus, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo

Pirates find Bacchus, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683577 Pirates find Bacchus, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna, Italy; (add.info.: Sassuolo, Este Ducal Palace)

Statue of Dionysus, Boncompagni Ludovisi collection, carrara marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome
6384470 Statue of Dionysus, Boncompagni Ludovisi collection, carrara marble, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps, Rome

Roman floor mosaic depicting the struggle between Dionysus and the Indians, from the Villa de Ruffinella, Tusculum
6384359 Roman floor mosaic depicting the struggle between Dionysus and the Indians, from the Villa de Ruffinella, Tusculum, 4th century AD (mosaic); Museo Nazionale Romano

Dionysian procession. Ancient crater with black figures. 440 -430 BC
AIS5389309 Dionysian procession. Ancient crater with black figures. 440 -430 BC.; Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Taranto, Apuglia, Italy

Sarcophagus with dionysiac ceremonial procession, 160-180 AD, Luni marble
6384414 Sarcophagus with dionysiac ceremonial procession, 160-180 AD, Luni marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Rome

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"Dionysus: The Divine Revelry of Greek Mythology" In the pantheon of Greek gods in the Olymp, Dionysus holds a special place as the god of wine, fertility, and ecstatic revelry. Dating back to ancient times, his tales have been immortalized through various artistic depictions and writings. One such representation is seen in an exquisite Byzantine icon titled "SAINTS SERGIUS AND BACCHUS. " This masterpiece showcases Dionysus, also known as Bacchus, seated on his majestic throne alongside Saint Sergius and Saint Bacchus. It beautifully captures the fusion between Greek mythology and Christian beliefs during that era. Another captivating artwork portraying Dionysus is "Dionysus and the Maenads" from 1901. This painting vividly portrays him surrounded by his wild female followers called Maenads, who were known for their frenzied dances and rituals dedicated to their beloved deity. The influence extends beyond paintings; they can be found in sculptures like "Hermes and the Infant Dionysus, " where Hermes protects baby Dionysus from danger. Created by Praxiteles around 370-330 BC, this sculpture exemplifies both gracefulness and tenderness. Bacchic festivities often revolved around wine consumption due to its association with Dionysian worship. A fascinating depiction of this connection can be observed in Annibale Carracci's painting titled "Silenus gathering Grapes. " Silenus was a wise old satyr who served as a companion to Dionysus while symbolizing intoxication's transformative power. The cult had elaborate initiation rites that aimed to connect mortals with divine ecstasy. One such ritual is depicted in a mesmerizing fresco from Villa Dei Mysteri showcasing initiates participating in mysterious ceremonies under the watchful eye of their god.