18th CENTURY ETCHING OF BACCHANALES

$240.00

This depiction of Bacchanales—the ceremonial frenzied rites of pleasure performed for the Roman god Bacchus, god of wine and fertility—is an etching from the encyclopedic collection of 15 volumes L’Antiquité Expliquée, et Représentée en Figures by Bernard de Montfaucon printed in Paris ca. 1720. A compendium of forms, styles, and representations of concepts and ornament from the classical world, it was the resource for many architects and artists and graced many stately libraries.

This print would be a perfect invocation to the pleasures of life over a bar or in a wine cellar.

Dimensions: plate - H12⅞ x W7⅜ inches; sheet - H17⅜ x W10 inches

Contact us at contact@artartefact.com for additional images, trade accounts, or tear sheet.

Shown in The Grand Tour installation featuring the edible sculptures of Andrea Ferrero’s Architectural Digestion. Learn More about the project here.

This depiction of Bacchanales—the ceremonial frenzied rites of pleasure performed for the Roman god Bacchus, god of wine and fertility—is an etching from the encyclopedic collection of 15 volumes L’Antiquité Expliquée, et Représentée en Figures by Bernard de Montfaucon printed in Paris ca. 1720. A compendium of forms, styles, and representations of concepts and ornament from the classical world, it was the resource for many architects and artists and graced many stately libraries.

This print would be a perfect invocation to the pleasures of life over a bar or in a wine cellar.

Dimensions: plate - H12⅞ x W7⅜ inches; sheet - H17⅜ x W10 inches

Contact us at contact@artartefact.com for additional images, trade accounts, or tear sheet.

Shown in The Grand Tour installation featuring the edible sculptures of Andrea Ferrero’s Architectural Digestion. Learn More about the project here.

WHAT WAS THE GRAND TOUR?

An extended journey across the major cities of primarily France and Italy, the Grand Tour was a popular 18th-century ‘rite of passage’ taken mostly by young, aristocratic English men. Experiencing the art, architecture, and antiquity of the region was the culmination of a classical education that afforded status and independence. Travelers brought back mementos, art, and relics as a material legacy of their journey to adorn their estates and tell the tales of their trip. 

Read a wonderful summary of the Grand Tour by The Royal Museums Greenwich.