Cleveland Museum of Art
The Four Festivals: Festival of Bacchus
Claude Gillot (French, 1673–1722) · c. 1693–1715
The lovely bacchantes (female followers of Bacchus) dancing throughout the composition appear in contrast with the beastly satyrs and fauns. The term <em>bacchante</em> could also be used to describe an intoxicated and libidinous woman in less mythological contexts.
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