Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640) Bacchus 1638–1640 Oil on canvas, 191 x 161.3 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Bacchanalia was a favourite theme in Rubens‘s work, although Bacchus himself was rarely the subject of his paintings. He saw the subject as reflecting…
Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) Nature morte aux huîtres (Still Life with Oysters) 1876 Oil on canvas, 53.34 × 93.35 cm Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond This large-format still life is among the earliest examples of Gauguin‘s artistic production. When the artist…
Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) Bacco e Arianna (Bacchus and Ariadne) c.1743–1745 Oil on canvas, 214 × 232.4 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington
Puvis de Chavannes, Pierre (1824-1898) Le repos (Rest) c.1863 Oil on canvas, 108.5 x 148 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington Compare: Puvis de Chavannes, Pierre (1824-1898) Le travail c.1863 National Gallery of Art, Washington
Mantegna, Andrea (c.1431-1506) Baccanale con un tino di vino (Bacchanal with a Wine Vat) before 1475 Engraving and drypoint, 29.9 x 43.7 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Throughout his life, Mantegna was fascinated with classical antiquity. In the middle…
Bracquemond, Marie (1840-1916) Le goûter (The tea in the afternoon) c.1880 Oil on canvas, 99.5 x 79 cm Petit Palais, Paris See also: • Quivoron, Louise (1849-?)
Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) El otoño (Autumn) 1786 Oil on canvas, 34 x 24.3 cm Clark Art Institute, Williamstown
Fantin-Latour, Henri (1836-1904) Pêches et raisins (Peaches and Grapes) 1894 Oil on canvas, 27.3 x 36.4 cm Clark Art Institute, Williamstown
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Canestra di frutta (Basket of Fruit) c.1597–1600 Oil on canvas, 54.5 × 67.5 cm Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, Milano This is probably the most famous painting in the collection of Cardinal Federico Borromeo, which formed the original nucleus of the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana.…
Caravaggio (1571-1610) Bacco (Bacchus) c.1598 Oil on canvas, 95 x 85 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze This painting is part of the author’s early series of half-length portraits painted ‘in chiaro’, which includes works such as the ‘Fruttaiolo’ (Boy with a…