Bacchanal
17th century
Medium
Black chalk, brush and gray wash, incised
Dimensions
11 3/16 x 8 3/16 in. (28.4 x 20.8 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Stephen A. Geiger Gift and Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2001
Accession Number
2001.120
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Bacchanal**, a captivating 17th-century drawing French artist Michel Dorigny (1616–1665) and Italian painter Giulio Carpioni (161–1678), evokes the exuberant spirit of Baroque revelry. Created using black chalk, brush and wash with incised lines, this preparatory sheet measures 11 3/16 x 8 3/16 inches and now resides in the Metropolitan Museum Art's Drawings and Prints, acquired through generous gifts in 2001. Dorigny, known for his elegant figures influenced by Simon Vouet, and Carpioni, a Venetian master of lively genre scenes and mythological frolics, likely collaborated or drew inspirati...
About the Artist
Michel Dorigny|Giulio Carpioni · 1616–1665
French painter. Comment on works: Painter; History; Portrait; Engraver; Religious; Mythology; Draughtsman