Bacchanal
Cleveland Museum of Art

Bacchanal

Pietro da Cortona (Italian, 1596–1669) · mid-1600s

pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash over black chalk, heightened with white gouache; incised, framing lines in brown ink over traces of black chalk
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

Goats were commonly associated with sinful behavior, making them a common element in Bacchic scenes.

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