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This is a drawing featuring four figures surrounded by nature elements. The composition shows four nude or partially draped figures amidst lush vegetation and rock formations. The central figure holds a cluster of small branches or a vine, while another to the left carries a staff and is partially draped in flowing cloth. A figure on the right leans against a tree trunk, holding a long stick. The scene includes detailed textures such as skin, drapery folds, and foliage.
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This is a drawing featuring four figures surrounded by nature elements. The composition shows four nude or partially draped figures amidst lush vegetation and rock formations. The central figure holds a cluster of small branches or a vine, while another to the left carries a staff and is partially draped in flowing cloth. A figure on the right leans against a tree trunk, holding a long stick. The scene includes detailed textures such as skin, drapery folds, and foliage.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Bacchus and His Attendants

Jacopo Francia

Date
c. 1506
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 25.7 x 30.6 cm (10 1/8 x 12 1/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1943.3.4368
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1501 to 1550
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Italian
  • engraving
  • classical
  • mythology
  • Bacchus
Provenance

(sale, C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, May 7-9, 1928, lot 509); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA (Lugt 1760b), 1928; gift to NGA, 1943.

NGA object ID 7288. 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.