Bacchanal with young Bacchus grasping grapes in his raised left hand; at left a satyr, putti, and a donkey crowd around Bacchus; at right a she-goat suckles a child and women pass a bowl; from a series of twelve frieze-like designs showing bacchanals, sacrifices, and dances
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- Title: Bacchanal with young Bacchus grasping grapes in his raised left hand; at left a satyr, putti, and a donkey crowd around Bacchus; at right a she-goat suckles a child and women pass a bowl; from a series of twelve frieze-like designs showing bacchanals, sacrifices, and dances
- Series/Portfolio: Twelve frieze-like designs showing bacchanals, sacrifices, and dances
- Artist: Pierre Brebiette (French, Mantes-sur-Seine ca. 1598–1642 Paris)
- Publisher: François Langlois (French, baptized Chartres, 1588–1647 Paris)
- Date: ca. 1617–25
- Medium: Etching
- Dimensions: sheet: 2 13/16 x 9 13/16 in. (7.1 x 25 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
- Object Number: 2012.136.251.10
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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