The triumph of Bacchus, ca. 1625

Title

The triumph of Bacchus

Draughtsman

• Johann Viktor Platzer ?

Inventor

• after Pietro da Cortona

Verso

The triumph of Bacchus

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• graphite?
• chalk?
• watercolours
• Vergé paper

Technique

• pencil drawing
• graphite drawing?
• chalk drawing?
• watercolour painting
• brush drawing

Geographic Reference

• German
• Roman

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• study after a painting

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert unten rechts (in Grau): J. V. Platzer

Captions Added Later

Verso unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• mythological representation

Persons Shown

• Bacchus

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Ovid

Illustrated Passage

• Ovid: Metamorphosen, 8, 169–182

Primary

• 92L178 triumph of Bacchus; 'Carro di Bacco' (Ripa)
• 92L1791 bacchanal: Bacchus with his wine-flushed train (thiasos)
• 92L17911 the drunken Bacchus
• 12F61 temple, shrine ~ Roman religion