Bacchantes Collection

Dionysus and two Maenads. Attic black-figured amphora, ca 550-530 BC. Found in the Collection of Bibliothe que Nationale de France

Silenus gathering Grapes, c. 1598. Artist: Carracci, Annibale (1560-1609)
Silenus gathering Grapes, c. 1598. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Washington DC, USA - Library of Congress Mural - Orpheus
Washington DC, USA - Mural Painting - The Greek Heroes by Walter McEwen (1860-1943). Found in the Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Building. Orpheus. Slain by the Bacchantes. Date: 1920

Dionysus Attended by Two Bacchantes, c.1865. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Descamps
Dionysus Attended by Two Bacchantes, c.1865

Scene with Bacchantes, 1653. Creator: Jacob van Loo
Scene with Bacchantes, 1653

Bacchus, ca 1590. Creator: Carracci, Annibale (1560-1609)
Bacchus, ca 1590. Found in the collection of the Museo di Capodimonte, Naples

Bacchus, Between 1640 and 1650. Creator: Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678)
Bacchus, Between 1640 and 1650. Found in the collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp

Figure Composition with Bacchantes, 1914-1915. Creator: Jens Adolf Emil Jerichau
Figure Composition with Bacchantes, 1914-1915

Bacchanalia, ca 1665-1669. Creator: Carpioni, Giulio (1613-1678)
Bacchanalia, ca 1665-1669. Found in the collection of the Accademia Carrara, Bergamo

The Triumph of Bacchus, 1635-1640. Creator: Fracanzano, Francesco (1612-1656)
The Triumph of Bacchus, 1635-1640. Found in the collection of the Museo di Capodimonte, Naples

Sleeping Bacchantes, 3rd quarter of the 18th century. Creator: Jacques Charlier
Sleeping Bacchantes, 3rd quarter of the 18th century

The youth of Bacchus (La jeunesse de Bacchus), 1884. Creator: Bouguereau, William-Adolphe
The youth of Bacchus (La jeunesse de Bacchus), 1884. Private Collection

La Danse des bacchantes (The Dance of Bacchantes), 1849. Found in the Collection of Palais de Rumine, Lausanne

Bacchanalia, before 1659. Found in the Collection of Art History Museum, Vienne

Roman Orgy. Artist: Kotarbinsky, Vasilii (Wilhelm) Alexandrovich (1849-1921)
Roman Orgy. Private Collection

Stucco design with Bacchantes from the House of Epigrams, Reg. V, Ins. 1, No. 18
FLO4687192 Stucco design with Bacchantes from the House of Epigrams, Reg. V, Ins. 1, No. 18. The mural perished soon after its discovery in 1875

Roman musical instruments
Bronze ring with bells 1, sistrum (triangle) and timpani (cymbals) used by Bacchantes from the Museum of Portici 2, bell (tintinnabulum) 3 and stick A, pipes from the Villa Albani 4

The Triumphal Procession of Bacchus. Found in the Collection of Frans Hals Museum Haarlem

The Triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne. Found in the Collection of Palazzo Farnese, Rome

Woodland Deities Sourrounded by Dancing Bacchantes and Children Playing, 1848. Creator: Lorenz Frolich
Woodland Deities Sourrounded by Dancing Bacchantes and Children Playing, 1848

ORPHEUS AND BACCHANTES
After the death of Eurydice, he goes off women, and they off him : when he meets a group of Maenads celebrating Dionysos, they tear him to pieces like wild animals

Pan (oil on canvas)
Ma120454 Pan (oil on canvas) by Metcalfe, Gerald Fenwick (fl.1890-1930); 91.4x198.1 cm; Private Collection; Photo © The Ms Gallery, London

The Slaying of Orpheus, 1914 (oil on canvas)
715084 The Slaying of Orpheus, 1914 (oil on canvas) by Vallotton, Felix Edouard (1865-1925); 54.5x45.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Orphee Depece); Photo © Christies Images

Orpheus torn to pieces by the Bacchantes (chromolitho)
1094450 Orpheus torn to pieces by the Bacchantes (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Orpheus torn to pieces by the Bacchantes)

Depiction of a Roman Bacchanal from a sculpture on a labrum in the Pio Clementino Museum
6340192 Depiction of a Roman Bacchanal from a sculpture on a labrum in the Pio Clementino Museum by Sasso, Giovanni Antonio (19th century); (add.info)

Bacchanalia, before 1659 (oil on canvas)
6262415 Bacchanalia, before 1659 (oil on canvas) by Wautier, Michaelina (1617-89); Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria; (add.info)

Bacchanal, 1871 (oil on canvas)
1262846 Bacchanal, 1871 (oil on canvas) by Alma-Tadema, Lawrence (1836-1912); 42.5x82.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Pair of George IV wine coolers, 1827 (silver-gilt)
2607251 Pair of George IV wine coolers, 1827 (silver-gilt) by Storr, Paul (1771-1844); height: 32.1 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Mythological Scene, c. 1903 (oil on cardboard)
BOO73504 Mythological Scene, c.1903 (oil on cardboard) by Roussel, Ker Xavier (1867-1944); 47x62 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; French, out of copyright

Nymphs and Bacchantes paying homage at the temple of Flora (oil on canvas)
3066263 Nymphs and Bacchantes paying homage at the temple of Flora (oil on canvas) by Lairesse, Gerard de (1640-1711); 142.9x191.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Attic black figure amphora depicting a Dionysiac scene, 540-530 BC (earthenware)
REV116576 Attic black figure amphora depicting a Dionysiac scene, 540-530 BC (earthenware) by Amasis Painter (fl.c.560-515 BC); height:33 cm; Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; Greek

Dance of maenads to Dionysos, illustration from Greek Vase Paintings by J. E. Harrison and D. S
LLM438539 Dance of maenads to Dionysos, illustration from Greek Vase Paintings by J. E. Harrison and D. S. MacColl, published 1894 (digitaly enhanced image) by English School

Stucco design with Bacchantes from the House of Epigrams, Reg. V, Ins. 1, No. 18. The mural perished soon after its discovery in 1875

French Empire fountain, Paris, 1817 (silver gilt)
mythology, chariot, tea urn, ornate, nozzle, demidoff service, revel, empire, decanter, 1810s, silverware, handles, wine, fontaine a the, napoleonic, egg-and-dart, imperial, metalwork, neoclassical

Vessel- Eye-cup. (A) maenad, Dionysos, (I) Gorgoneion, 530-520 BC (clay
5938181 Vessel- Eye-cup. (A) maenad, Dionysos, (I) Gorgoneion, 530-520 BC (clay, black-figured) [see also 5938170] by Greek School, (6th century BC); 10x22.3x6.0x28.8 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum

Vessel, Eye-cup. (A) maenad, Dionysos, (I) Gorgoneion, 530-520 BC (clay
5938170 Vessel, Eye-cup. (A) maenad, Dionysos, (I) Gorgoneion, 530-520 BC (clay, black-figured) [see also 5938181] by Greek School, (6th century BC); 10x22.3x6.0x28.8 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum

Vessel, Eye-cup. (A) maenad, Dionysos, (I) Gorgoneion, 530-520 BC (clay, black-figured)
5938242 Vessel, Eye-cup. (A) maenad, Dionysos, (I) Gorgoneion, 530-520 BC (clay, black-figured) by Greek School, (6th century BC); 10x22.3x6.0x28.8 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Dance, c. 1802
WH75212 Dance, c.1802 by Paelinck, Joseph (1781-1839); Private Collection; Photo eWhitford & Hughes, London, UK; Belgian, out of copyright

Bacchanal
AII79462 Bacchanal by Teniers, David the Elder (1582-1649); Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Italy; (add.info.: copy of Titian " The Andrians" ; ); Flemish, out of copyright

Sarcophagus depicting the Triumph of Dionysus, c. 190 AD (marble)
WLT206587 Sarcophagus depicting the Triumph of Dionysus, c.190 AD (marble) by Roman, (2nd century AD); 120.7x234.9x101.6 cm; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA; out of copyright

Verso: Two Bacchantes (pen & Indian ink on paper)
1122987 Verso: Two Bacchantes (pen & Indian ink on paper) by Pisanello, Antonio (1395-1455); 18.3x24 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; Italian, out of copyright

Two maenads offer wine to Dionysos c. 1796 (copper engraving)
3959718 Two maenads offer wine to Dionysos c.1796 (copper engraving) by Tischbein, Johann Heinrich Wilhelm (1751-1829); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Bacchantes, (oil on canvas)
827317 The Bacchantes, (oil on canvas) by Austrian School; 145.4x113 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bacchantes. Austrian School. Oil on canvas)

Bacchus with a tiger, 1834. Creator: Delacroix, Eugene (1798-1863)
Bacchus with a tiger, 1834. Found in the Collection of Musee National Eugene Delacroix

Bacchanalia, ca 1510-1511. Creator: Raimondi, Marcantonio (c. 1480-c. 1534)
Bacchanalia, ca 1510-1511. Found in the Collection of Albertina, Vienna

Bacchante with an Ape, 1627. Artist: Terbrugghen, Hendrick Jansz (1588-1629)
Bacchante with an Ape, 1627. Found in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Midas and Bacchus, ca 1624. Found in the Collection of Alte Pinakothek, Munich

Bacchus. Found in the Collection of Palazzo Reale, Genova

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"Bacchantes: A Celebration of Dionysian Revelry and Ecstasy" Immerse yourself in the world of Bacchantes, where wine flows freely and inhibitions are left behind. From ancient Greek amphoras to magnificent murals, this captivating 150-caption journey will transport you to the realm of ecstatic festivities. In Annibale Carracci's masterpiece "Silenus gathering Grapes, " we witness the jovial satyr indulging in nature's bounty, a prelude to the wild revelries that lie ahead. The black-figured amphora from 550-530 BC depicts Dionysus himself accompanied by two Maenads, their frenzied dance an ode to liberation and ecstasy. Moving forward in time, we encounter Washington DC's Library of Congress Mural - Orpheus. Here, amidst lush greenery, Orpheus enchants both man and beast with his mesmerizing melodies. The allure of music intertwines with Bacchic rituals as they merge into one harmonious celebration. William-Adolphe Bouguereau's "The youth of Bacchus" captures the youthful exuberance surrounding this deity. With grapes adorning his hair and a mischievous smile on his face, Bacchus embodies joyous abandon that invites all mortals to join him in merriment. The term "Bacchanalia" evokes images of raucous feasts held before 1659 when it was banned for its excessive revelry. Roman musical instruments set the rhythm for these orgiastic gatherings as participants surrendered themselves completely to pleasure. "The Dance of Bacchantes" by Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux showcases swirling figures lost in ecstatic frenzy. Their bodies twist and turn with unbridled passion as they surrender themselves fully to Dionysian bliss. Vasilii Kotarbinsky's "Roman Orgy" transports us directly into the heart of a Bacchanalian revelry.