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The image depicts a figure holding a cup in their right hand and a bunch of grapes in their left hand, standing upright with their body turned slightly to the left. The figure has curly hair adorned with a leafy crown and is unclothed, wearing only a draped cloak around their neck and back. The background features a circular motif with a stylized scorpion in the upper left corner, against a plain backdrop. The ground is rocky with scattered plants.
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The image depicts a figure holding a cup in their right hand and a bunch of grapes in their left hand, standing upright with their body turned slightly to the left. The figure has curly hair adorned with a leafy crown and is unclothed, wearing only a draped cloak around their neck and back. The background features a circular motif with a stylized scorpion in the upper left corner, against a plain backdrop. The ground is rocky with scattered plants.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Bacchus

Hendrik Goltzius

Date
c. 1595
Medium
chiaroscuro woodcut in gold and two shades of brown on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 23.8 × 14.3 cm (9 3/8 × 5 5/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1988.31.1
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Dutch
  • classical
  • mythology
  • chiaroscuro
  • Bacchus
Inscription

upper right in plate artist's monogram: HG; center verso in graphite: H. 364; lower right verso in graphite: A 1950

NGA object ID 70402. 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.