Dionysus Collection (#5)

Lycurgus attacking the Nymph Ambrosia, mosaic from Herculaneum (50-79 AD)
XIR331774 Lycurgus attacking the Nymph Ambrosia, mosaic from Herculaneum (50-79 AD) by Roman Imperial Period (27 BC-476 AD); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania

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)

Bacchus and Ariadne (oil on canvas)
XIR384521 Bacchus and Ariadne (oil on canvas) by French School, (18th century); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Arras, France; (add.info)

Amphora (Storage Jar), 490-480 BCE. Creator: Michigan Painter
Amphora (Storage Jar), 490-480 BCE

Mastoid (Drinking Cup) with Handles, 500-480 BCE. Creator: Haimon Painter
Mastoid (Drinking Cup) with Handles, 500-480 BCE

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)

Decorative plaque, Archaic, second half of the 7th century BC (ivory)
5053952 Decorative plaque, Archaic, second half of the 7th century BC (ivory) by Greek, (7th century BC); 13.6x7x1.6 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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)

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)

Bust of a Greek Goddess (bronze)
6198010 Bust of a Greek Goddess (bronze) by Sabatino de Angelis & fils (19th-20th century); 52x38.1x27.9 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; Dundee Art Galleries and Museums

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)

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)

The rest of Bacchus (Bacco), 17th century (oil on canvas)
JEB4896615 The rest of Bacchus (Bacco), 17th century (oil on canvas) by Garcin, Gilles (1642-1702); 60x86 cm; Palais de Longchamp, Marseille, France; © Jean Bernard. All rights reserved 2022

The House of Dionysus, one of the Roman domus of Ortaglia: detail of the mosaic floor representing Dionysus
5973839 The House of Dionysus, one of the Roman domus of Ortaglia: detail of the mosaic floor representing Dionysus and the panther (mosaic) by Roman; Museo di Santa Giulia, Museo della citta

Satiro Della Valle, copy from an original of the Hellenistic period found near the Theatre of Pompei in Campus Martius
1630041 Satiro Della Valle, copy from an original of the Hellenistic period found near the Theatre of Pompei in Campus Martius (marble) by Roman; Musei Capitolini, Rome

Bacchante (sculpture)
JEB4903905 Bacchante (sculpture) by Foucou, Jean Joseph (1739-1815); Palais de Longchamp, Marseille, France; © Jean Bernard. All rights reserved 2022

Bacchus, Roman god of grape-harvest, wine and ritual madness, 1812 (engraving)
7235642 Bacchus, Roman god of grape-harvest, wine and ritual madness, 1812 (engraving) by Bodart, Pieter (1676-1712); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bacchus, Roman god of the grape-harvest)

The Triumph of Bacchus, c. 1650 (oil on canvas)
7073283 The Triumph of Bacchus, c.1650 (oil on canvas) by Ieperen (Yperen), Jan Thomas van (1617-1678); 79.5x116.5 cm; Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Bacchus teaching the shepherds to use grapes, 1560-1561 (fresco)
2632633 Bacchus teaching the shepherds to use grapes, 1560-1561 (fresco) by Veronese, (Paolo Caliari) (1528-88); Villa Barbaro, Maser, Veneto, Italy; (add.info.: Maser, Villa Barbaro, Bacchus Room)

Thiasus of Dionysus, 1517-18 (fresco) (detail of 2646092)
2646093 Thiasus of Dionysus, 1517-18 (fresco) (detail of 2646092) by Peruzzi, Baldassarre (1481-1536) (and workshop); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina)

The Room of Psyche. Venus and Mars bathing; Bacchus and Ariadne; Venus and Adonis surprised by Mars, 1528 (fresco)
884851 The Room of Psyche. Venus and Mars bathing; Bacchus and Ariadne; Venus and Adonis surprised by Mars, 1528 (fresco) by Giulio Romano (1492/99-1546); Palazzo del Te, Mantua, Italy

Gathering of the Gods of Olympus, 1618 (fresco)
5949120 Gathering of the Gods of Olympus, 1618 (fresco) by Santner, Carlo (fl.1618); Palazzo Ducale & Museo, Mantua, Lombardy, Italy; (add.info.: Fresco in the ceiling vault in the Ducal Apartment)

Acratus, a winged Bacchus with myrtle, ivy and rosebud crown, 1818 (engraving)
7235398 Acratus, a winged Bacchus with myrtle, ivy and rosebud crown, 1818 (engraving) by Dagley, Richard (c.1761-1841); Private Collection; (add.info.: Acratus or Acratopotes)

Bacchanalians (colour litho)
7150406 Bacchanalians (colour litho) by Schutzenberger, Rene (1860-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bacchanalians. Illustration for El Desnudo en el Arte (M Uson, 1906).); © Look and Learn

Statue of a Faun at a Bacchanalian orgy with cymbals and scabellum
5323814 Statue of a Faun at a Bacchanalian orgy with cymbals and scabellum by David, Francois-Anne (1741-1824); (add.info.: Statue of a Faun at a Bacchanalian orgy with cymbals and scabellum)

Statue of a dancing Bacchante, follower of the Roman god of wine Bacchus
5323813 Statue of a dancing Bacchante, follower of the Roman god of wine Bacchus by David, Francois-Anne (1741-1824); (add.info.: Statue of a dancing Bacchante)

Statue of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, naked with a satyr
5323810 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)

Statue of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, and a young faun
5323804 Statue of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, and a young faun by David, Francois-Anne (1741-1824); (add.info.: Statue of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, and a young faun)

Statue of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, and his lover the boy satyr Ampelus
5323803 Statue of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, and his lover the boy satyr Ampelus by David, Francois-Anne (1741-1824); (add.info.: Statue of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine)

Dionysus, c. 1870-1915 (bronze)
6198006 Dionysus, c.1870-1915 (bronze) by Sabatino de Angelis & fils (19th-20th century) (attributed to); 70.5x51x34 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; Dundee Art Galleries and Museums

Bacchanalia, before 1659 (oil on canvas)
6262415 Bacchanalia, before 1659 (oil on canvas) by Wautier, Michaelina (1617-89); Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria; (add.info)

Herm of Bacchus, 1773. Bronze and alabaster
7225023 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)

Gathering of the Gods of Olympus, 1618 (fresco)
5949119 Gathering of the Gods of Olympus, 1618 (fresco) by Santner, Carlo (fl.1618); Palazzo Ducale & Museo, Mantua, Lombardy, Italy; (add.info.: Fresco in the ceiling vault in the Ducal Apartment)

Bacchus Bifrons, with two heads facing in opposite directions, 1750 (engraving)
7235580 Bacchus Bifrons, with two heads facing in opposite directions, 1750 (engraving) by Bodart, Pieter (1676-1712); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bacchus Bifrons)

Bacchus, Roman god of wine with wreath, cloak and thyrsus, 1819 (engraving)
7235399 Bacchus, Roman god of wine with wreath, cloak and thyrsus, 1819 (engraving) by Dagley, Richard (c.1761-1841); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bacchus, Roman god of wine)

Art grec: fragment de puteal de marbre decore de creatures de l entourage de Dionysos, 50-25 avant JC
5974591 Art grec: fragment de puteal de marbre decore de creatures de l entourage de Dionysos, 50-25 avant JC by Greek School, (1st century BC); Palazzo Ducale & Museo, Mantua, Lombardy

The house of Dionysus, one of the Roman domus of Ortaglia: detail of the mosaic floor representing Dionysus
5973838 The house of Dionysus, one of the Roman domus of Ortaglia: detail of the mosaic floor representing Dionysus and the panther (mosaic) by Roman; Museo di Santa Giulia, Museo della citta

Statue of a Bacchante, follower of the Roman god of wine Bacchus, with a tiger
5323812 Statue of a Bacchante, follower of the Roman god of wine Bacchus, with a tiger by David, Francois-Anne (1741-1824); (add.info.: Statue of a Bacchante)

Statue of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, naked with a satyr
5323808 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)

Thiasus of Dionysus, 1517-18 (fresco) (detail of 2646092)
2646094 Thiasus of Dionysus, 1517-18 (fresco) (detail of 2646092) by Peruzzi, Baldassarre (1481-1536) (and workshop); Villa Farnesina, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Villa Farnesina)

Ceres, Bacchus and Venus, c. 1550-1610 (oil on canvas)
7240784 Ceres, Bacchus and Venus, c.1550-1610 (oil on canvas) by Venetian School, (16th century); 109.2x85 cm; The Weston Park Foundation, Shropshire, UK; (add.info.: Ceres and Venus seated)

Two-handled cup and cover, Charles Frederick Kandler, 1736-37 (silver)
449837 Two-handled cup and cover, Charles Frederick Kandler, 1736-37 (silver) by Kandler, Charles (fl.1727-c.1750); The Holburne Museum, Bath, UK; (add.info.: Two-handled cup and cover)

Two-handled cup and cover, Charles Frederick Kandler, 1736-37 (silver)
449834 Two-handled cup and cover, Charles Frederick Kandler, 1736-37 (silver) by Kandler, Charles (fl.1727-c.1750); The Holburne Museum, Bath, UK; (add.info.: Two-handled cup and cover)

Maenad, female follower of Dionysus, Ancient Greek god of wine (engraving)
7147455 Maenad, female follower of Dionysus, Ancient Greek god of wine (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Maenad, female follower of Dionysus)

Dionysus, ancient Greek marble statue (engraving)
7149046 Dionysus, ancient Greek marble statue (engraving) by Corbould, Henry (1787-1844) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dionysus)

Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux, Dirce, Eros, Cupid (engraving)
7164256 Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux, Dirce, Eros, Cupid (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux, Dirce, Eros, Cupid)

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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.