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The image shows an etching of two figures within an oval frame. The main figure is a reclining man with a muscular build, shown from the upper body up. He has one arm around his head and holds a reed or staff with leaves in his left hand. The second figure, a cherubic child, is pouring liquid from a jug into the man's mouth. Both figures are nude, with the man partially covered by a cloth. The background includes foliage and hints of distant clouds.
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The image shows an etching of two figures within an oval frame. The main figure is a reclining man with a muscular build, shown from the upper body up. He has one arm around his head and holds a reed or staff with leaves in his left hand. The second figure, a cherubic child, is pouring liquid from a jug into the man's mouth. Both figures are nude, with the man partially covered by a cloth. The background includes foliage and hints of distant clouds.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Bacchus

Anton Maria Zanetti II

Date
1740s
Medium
etching and engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 11.7 x 9.3 cm (4 5/8 x 3 11/16 in.) sheet: 13.5 x 10.7 cm (5 5/16 x 4 3/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2000.30.4
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1651 to 1700
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • etching
  • Venetian
  • male
  • figure
  • engraving
  • classical
  • mythology
Provenance

(Christopher Mendez, London); purchased 2000 by NGA.

Inscription

lower right in plate: ZAM (in monogram)

NGA object ID 111731. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.