Sujet

Bacchante with an Ape, 1627. Creator: Hendrick ter Brugghen.

Légende

Bacchante with an Ape, 1627. Additional Info: A bacchante, follower of Bacchus, the god of wine, leans forward and grins at the viewer while squeezing a bunch of grapes into a golden drinking vessel. Her posture, exposed breasts, flushed cheeks, and inviting smile allude to her drunken state. There is something disturbing, however, in the way she provocatively confronts the viewer, leaning into the spectator's space and smiling broadly. In the lower left corner an ape mimics the woman's gesture, holding a smaller bunch of grapes in his right paw. The ape may serve a moralizing purpose, condemning excessive drinking.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A63_206

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

61,0Mo (2,2Mo) / 36,4cm x 42,0cm / 4300 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Europe animal Italy drink female smiling women woman people historical fruit arts painting country Rome leaning body bodies art alcohol Netherlands Dutch color ape wine scene Roman grapes grape depiction location century grinning expression artwork drunk concept mythology roman mythology drunkenness cleavage leaning forward liquor facial expression drunken 17th century oil Painting Colour Greek mythology Ancient Roman Ancient Rome culture history historic seventeenth century maenad Oil on canvas TGN Hendrick ter Brugghen Hendrick Terbrugghen Bacchante Brugghen Hendrick ter Terbrugghen Hendrick Painting Heritage Art Low Countries Bacchant oil paint (paint) Canvas (Textile Material)