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This is a drawing of a pastoral scene with mythological elements. The image depicts a gathering in a natural setting with mythological figures such as satyrs and nymphs. A reclining semi-nude figure is in the center surrounded by lush vegetation and classical style urns or vases. The scene is framed by two leaning trees with detailed branches. The drawing uses strong lines and hatching to create texture and shadow, vividly rendering each element. The scene exudes raw, natural energy mixed with a sense of antiquity and revelry associated with classical myths.
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This is a drawing of a pastoral scene with mythological elements. The image depicts a gathering in a natural setting with mythological figures such as satyrs and nymphs. A reclining semi-nude figure is in the center surrounded by lush vegetation and classical style urns or vases. The scene is framed by two leaning trees with detailed branches. The drawing uses strong lines and hatching to create texture and shadow, vividly rendering each element. The scene exudes raw, natural energy mixed with a sense of antiquity and revelry associated with classical myths.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Bacchanal by a Herm

Italian 17th Century (Giovanni Santagostino?), after Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Date
late 17th century
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 24.4 × 18.6 cm (9 5/8 × 7 5/16 in.) mount: 25.4 × 20 cm (10 × 7 7/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2018.113.32
Credit line
Gift of Alessandra Manning Dolnier
Time span
1651 to 1700
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record

Subjects and terms

  • Seated figure
  • Nude
  • Tree
  • Statue
  • Nature
Provenance

Casa Perego, Milan (not in Lugt). Robert and Bertina Suida Manning, Forest Hills, NY; by descent Alessandra Manning and Kurt Dolnier, Watertown, CT, 1996; Gift to NGA, 2018

Inscription

lower right in image: IA Sant'Agostino ex; lower left in plate: G. Ben- Castiglionus In; lower right in plate: Io An_ S Augustinius De

NGA object ID 213231. 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.