Dionysiac Collection

DEATH OF ORPHEUS. Orpheus and the Bacchantes. Oil on canvas by Emile Levy (1826-1890)

Attic black-figure pottery amphora depicting a military and a Dionysiac scene, 550 BC - 540 BC (pottery)
7310051 Attic black-figure pottery amphora depicting a military and a Dionysiac scene, 550 BC - 540 BC (pottery, with painted and incised decoration); 47 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Arion an Dionysiac poet credited with inventing the dithyramb, 17th century (engraving)
3480611 Arion an Dionysiac poet credited with inventing the dithyramb, 17th century (engraving); (add.info.: Greek mythology: Arion an Dionysiac poet credited with inventing the dithyramb)

Begone dull Care (colour litho)
8634552 Begone dull Care (colour litho) by Armenise, Raffaele (1852-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: Begone dull Care)

Roman mosaic called Mosaic of the Cortejo Baquico
3499740 Roman mosaic called Mosaic of the Cortejo Baquico; (add.info.: Roman mosaic called Mosaic of the Cortejo Baquico. Bacchic scene. 2nd-3rd centuries. Marble tiles and glass paste)

Bacchanal with Silenus
3478098 Bacchanal with Silenus; (add.info.: Etching titled 'Bacchanal with Silenus' by Gerard de Lairesse (1640-1711) a Dutch Golden Age painter and art theorist

Lady Emma Hamilton as a Bacchante (watercolour, gilt, glass, silk)
7339848 Lady Emma Hamilton as a Bacchante (watercolour, gilt, glass, silk) by Dun, Nicolas Francois (1764-1832) ; 8.6x6.8x0.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

A Bacchante Diverting the Attention of a Tiger, 1813 (ceramic)
NGW186866 A Bacchante Diverting the Attention of a Tiger, 1813 (ceramic) by Gibson, John (1790-1866); National Museum Wales; National Museums & Galleries of Wales

Vase with the cortege of Dionysus, bas relief (marble)
885851 Vase with the cortege of Dionysus, bas relief (marble) by Salpion (1st century BC); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Hellenistic (-336 to -30))

Allegory of Joy and Melancholy, 1628 (oil on canvas)
7394035 Allegory of Joy and Melancholy, 1628 (oil on canvas) by Janssens, Abraham (1575-1632); 120.4x97.6 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Design for a pendant depicting Bacchus at sea, 1615-1700 (pen and black ink with grey wash on paper)
7308174 Design for a pendant depicting Bacchus at sea, 1615-1700 (pen and black ink with grey wash on paper) by Solis, Virgilius, the elder (1514-62); 6.9x5 cm; Ashmolean Museum

Pan and Selene (oil on panel)
867519 Pan and Selene (oil on panel) by Aachen, Johann or Hans von (1552-1616); 40x49.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Two-handled cup and cover, Charles Frederick Kandler, 1736-37 (silver)
449837 Two-handled cup and cover, Charles Frederick Kandler, 1736-37 (silver) by Kandler, Charles (fl.1727-c.1750); The Holburne Museum, Bath, UK; (add.info.: Two-handled cup and cover)

Two-handled cup and cover, Charles Frederick Kandler, 1736-37 (silver)
449834 Two-handled cup and cover, Charles Frederick Kandler, 1736-37 (silver) by Kandler, Charles (fl.1727-c.1750); The Holburne Museum, Bath, UK; (add.info.: Two-handled cup and cover)

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

Cast after a model by Goldscheider, modelled as a dancing satyr playing the cymbals
1200482 Cast after a model by Goldscheider, modelled as a dancing satyr playing the cymbals, 1894 (bronze) by Klotz, Edmund (1855-1929); height

Bacchanalian Relief, Pakistan, Gandhara, Buner area, early Kushan Period (AD 1-320
3899096 Bacchanalian Relief, Pakistan, Gandhara, Buner area, early Kushan Period (AD 1-320) (schist) by Pakistani School, (1st century AD); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Bacchanalian Relief, Pakistan, Gandhara, Buner area, early Kushan Period (AD 1-320
3899094 Bacchanalian Relief, Pakistan, Gandhara, Buner area, early Kushan Period (AD 1-320) (schist) by Pakistani School, (1st century AD); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Dionysian Procession, from El-Jem (Thysdrus) detail of Silenus Riding a Camel (mosaic
1200260 Dionysian Procession, from El-Jem (Thysdrus) detail of Silenus Riding a Camel (mosaic) (detail of 174324) by Roman, (2nd century AD); 119x258 cm; Musee du Bardo, Tunis

Bacchanalian Group, from a Very Old Vase, illustration from The Comic History of Rome by Gilbert Abbott a Beckett
LLM438623 Bacchanalian Group, from a Very Old Vase, illustration from The Comic History of Rome by Gilbert Abbott a Beckett, published c.1850 (digitally enhanced image) by English School

Satyr and Maenad, illustration from Greek Vase Paintings by J. E. Harrison and D. S
LLM438529 Satyr and Maenad, illustration from Greek Vase Paintings by J. E. Harrison and D. S. MacColl, published 1894 (digitaly enhanced image) by English School

A Satyr pressing Grapes with a Tiger and Leopard, c. 1618 (oil on panel)
1216782 A Satyr pressing Grapes with a Tiger and Leopard, c.1618 (oil on panel) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); 33.4x24.2 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Two Maenads, A Study (brown wash with white highlights & brown ink on paper)
LST332882 Two Maenads, A Study (brown wash with white highlights & brown ink on paper) by Rysbrack (Rijsbrack), John Michael (1684-1770); 17.5x12 cm; Private Collection; eLawrence Steigrad Fine Arts

Living Tableaux, Alcazar d Ete poster (colour litho)
PER358463 Living Tableaux, Alcazar d Ete poster (colour litho) by Pean, Rene (1875-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les Tableaux Vivants; ); French, out of copyright

Faun and Bacchante, from Pompeii (fresco) (b / w photo)
ALI242793 Faun and Bacchante, from Pompeii (fresco) (b/w photo) by Roman; Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; Alinari

Head of a bacchante (fresco)
XIR201616 Head of a bacchante (fresco) by Roman, (2nd century AD); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Lyon, France; out of copyright

Initiation rites of the cult of Dionysus, fresco from the Villa Dei Mysteri
XIR57185 Initiation rites of the cult of Dionysus, fresco from the Villa Dei Mysteri, 1st century BC (fresco) by Roman, (1st century BC); Villa dei Misteri, Pompeii

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

Maenad, illustration from Greek Vase Paintings by J. E. Harrison and D. S
LLM438514 Maenad, illustration from Greek Vase Paintings by J. E. Harrison and D. S. MacColl, published 1894 (digitaly enhanced image) by English School

Dancing male figure (engraving)
666919 Dancing male figure (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dancing male figure)

Attic red-figure column-crater on black background, decorated with figures of Bacchante
XIR370266 Attic red-figure column-crater on black background, decorated with figures of Bacchante and Satyr (ceramic) by Greek, (5th century BC); Musee des Beaux-Arts et d Archeologie, Besancon

The Northampton Vase, black figurie neck Amphora, probably Etruria, c
CH440538 The Northampton Vase, black figurie neck Amphora, probably Etruria, c.540 BC (ceramic) (see also 440539 and 440540) by Greek

Bacchante dancing with enthusastic fervour (engraving)
666918 Bacchante dancing with enthusastic fervour (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bacchante dancing with enthusastic fervour)

Satyrs gathering the vintage, illustration from Greek Vase Paintings by J. E. Harrison and D. S
LLM438664 Satyrs gathering the vintage, illustration from Greek Vase Paintings by J. E. Harrison and D. S. MacColl, published 1894 (digitally enhanced image) by English School

Couple relaxing with a lyre, published 1808-10 (colour litho) 88
STC404442 Couple relaxing with a lyre, published 1808-10 (colour litho) 88:illustration from a binding of Peintures de Vases Antiques Vulgairement Appeles Etrusques by Aubian Louis Millin de

The Drunk Bacchus, c. 1520 (woodcut)
5858425 The Drunk Bacchus, c.1520 (woodcut) by Grien, Hans Baldung (1484/5-1545); 22A--15.1 cm; German, out of copyright

A Bacchanalian Revel (oil on canvas)
869419 A Bacchanalian Revel (oil on canvas) by Etty, William (1787-1849); 111x143.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Dionysos and satyrs, illustration from Greek Vase Paintings by J. E. Harrison and D. S
LLM438537 Dionysos and satyrs, illustration from Greek Vase Paintings by J. E. Harrison and D. S. MacColl, published 1894 (digitaly enhanced image) by English School

Satyrs gathering the vintage, illustration from Greek Vase Paintings by J. E. Harrison and D. S
LLM438502 Satyrs gathering the vintage, illustration from Greek Vase Paintings by J. E. Harrison and D. S. MacColl, published 1894 (digitaly enhanced image) by English School

Bacchanalian Relief, Pakistan, Gandhara, Buner area, early Kushan Period (AD 1-320
3899095 Bacchanalian Relief, Pakistan, Gandhara, Buner area, early Kushan Period (AD 1-320) (schist) by Pakistani School, (1st century AD); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Relief depicting Dionysus at the home of Icarius, copy of an Alexandrian original
XIR180471 Relief depicting Dionysus at the home of Icarius, copy of an Alexandrian original, 3rd-2nd century BC (stone) by Greek; Louvre, Paris

The Triumph of Silenus, early 16th century (pen & ink on vellum)
5059183 The Triumph of Silenus, early 16th century (pen & ink on vellum) by Mantegna, Andrea (1431-1506) (follower of); 24.6x18.5 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

Decorative Study: Satyr, 1892-98 (pen and black ink, with brush and black wash
5859404 Decorative Study: Satyr, 1892-98 (pen and black ink, with brush and black wash, over traces of graphite, on ivory wove paper) by Beardsley

Dagger, late 1600s (steel & ivory)
490870 Dagger, late 1600s (steel & ivory) by Italian School, (17th century); 30.2x6.4 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info)

Attic red-figure cup depicting Dionysos bringing Hephaestus back to Mount Olympus, c
698898 Attic red-figure cup depicting Dionysos bringing Hephaestus back to Mount Olympus, c.480 BC (pottery) (b/w photo) by Douris, (c.500-460 BC); 12x31 cm; Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Detail of The Northampton Vase, black figure neck amphora, probably Etruria, c
CH440575 Detail of The Northampton Vase, black figure neck amphora, probably Etruria, c.540 BC (ceramic) (see also 440538, 440539 and 440540) by Greek

Bacchanalian Games
MEL48642 Bacchanalian Games by Clodion, Claude Michel (1738-1814); State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; French, out of copyright

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"Dionysiac: A Celebration of Ecstasy and Tragedy" Step into the world of Dionysus, the Greek god of wine, ecstasy, and revelry. In this captivating journey through art and mythology, we explore the duality of life's joys and sorrows that define the essence of the Dionysiac spirit. Emile Levy's mesmerizing masterpiece "Death of Orpheus" transports us to a tragic scene where Orpheus meets his demise at the hands of frenzied Bacchantes. The painting captures both the beauty and brutality inherent in Dionysian rituals. A bas relief marble vase depicting "Orpheus and the Bacchantes" further immerses us in this ancient world. The intricate details showcase wild dancing figures intertwined with Orpheus' mournful presence, symbolizing the eternal struggle between order and chaos. In an allegorical representation titled "Joy and Melancholy, " we witness how these contrasting emotions intertwine within our souls. This oil on canvas artwork by an unknown artist from 1628 beautifully encapsulates humanity's complex relationship with pleasure and pain. Moving onto a pen-and-ink drawing from 1615-1700, we encounter a pendant design featuring Bacchus navigating treacherous seas. This piece reflects not only his association with wine but also his ability to navigate life's turbulent waters with unyielding determination. The African red-slip ware jug adorned with scenes depicting Pan assaulting a maenad amidst a leopard attack offers another glimpse into Dionysian excesses. These primal images remind us that even gods can succumb to their most base desires when consumed by intoxication. Pan's nocturnal rendezvous with Selene depicted in oil on panel showcases yet another facet worship – its connection to nature. Here, Pan embodies untamed passion while Selene represents lunar allure; together they epitomize divine union under the moonlit sky.