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The image shows a group of four cherubic figures in a wooded area. Three cherubs are visible from the front and one from the back. The cherubs have bare torsos and child-like features, with curly hair. Two wear leaf wreaths. One cherub plays a small pan flute and holds keys, another carries a stick with cloth, while the third is mid-step. On the right, a muscular male figure carries an ornate jug with floral and vine-like handles. The background features detailed trees and foliage.
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The image shows a group of four cherubic figures in a wooded area. Three cherubs are visible from the front and one from the back. The cherubs have bare torsos and child-like features, with curly hair. Two wear leaf wreaths. One cherub plays a small pan flute and holds keys, another carries a stick with cloth, while the third is mid-step. On the right, a muscular male figure carries an ornate jug with floral and vine-like handles. The background features detailed trees and foliage.

National Gallery of Art · Portfolio

Bacchanal with Figures Carrying a Vase

Michel Dorigny

Date
1650s
Medium
etching with engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 26.2 x 20.2 cm (10 5/16 x 7 15/16 in.) sheet: 38.5 x 26.8 cm (15 3/16 x 10 9/16 in.)
Classification
Portfolio · Print
Accession number
2005.127.9
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Recueil de douze Bacchanales

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • figure
  • Vase
  • Male nude
  • Figures
Inscription

upper right in plate: 8; lower center in plate: M. Dorigny invent. et fecit

NGA object ID 134418. 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.