Sujet
Bacchante on a Panther, 1855. Creator: William Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825-1905).
Légende
Bacchante on a Panther, 1855. Part of a series of six paintings that decorated Etienne Bartholony's house in Paris, these paintings emulate ancient Roman designs. Crisp, cut-out forms are set against a gold background painted in imitation of mosaic. Arion was an ancient Greek poet who escaped death by riding away on the back of a sea creature who had been attracted by the poet's song. In the companion picture, a bacchante---a female worshipper of the wine god Bacchus---rides on a panther, the god's symbolic animal. These works were shown at the 1857 Paris Salon exhibition.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F70_255
Model release
NA
Property release
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Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
70,3Mo (5,6Mo) / 52,1cm x 33,8cm / 6148 x 3997 (300dpi)