The Infant Bacchus, with an Infant Satyr, Putti and a Goat
Flemish School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1600 - 1699
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
540 x 900 mm
Place of origin
Flanders
Order this imageCollection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 996504
Caption
Bacchus, the Roman God of wine and ritual ecstasy is here shown playfully interacting with the mythical creature of a satyr and small winged cherubs.
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, The Infant Bacchus with an Infant Satyr, Putti and a Goat, Flemish School, 17th century. Mythological scene depicting the education of Bacchus from Ovid' s Metamorphoses 3: 314-15.
Provenance
Purchased by the National Trust in December 2009 by Private Treaty sale
Credit line
Lacock Abbey (National Trust)
Makers and roles
Flemish School, artist