Bacchanales
Medium
etching
Dimensions
211; 142
About this artwork
Een bas-reliëf, staand op de grond tussen planten, met een afbeelding van een dansende saterfamilie. De sater met twee kinderen op de arm, de nimf met een schellenraam en een kleine dansende sater met de armen omhoog.
Art Historical Context
**Bacchanales** (1763) is a delightful etching by Jean Honoréagonard, the quintessential French Rococo artist renowned for his playful, sensual depictions of mythological revelry. Measuring just 142 × 211 mm, this intimate print captures a bas-relief scene of a dancing satyr family amid lush plants: a satyr cradling two children, a nymph shaking a rattle (schellenraam), a small satyr with arms joyfully raised. Fragon Rococo style shines through in the exuberant movement and whimsical family dynamic, evoking the carefree spirit of ancient bacchanals—festive rites honoring Dionysus, god of wine ...
About the Artist
Jean Honoré Fragonard · 1732–1806
Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806) was a French painter and printmaker whose late Rococo manner was distinguished by remarkable facility, exuberance, and hedonism. Born in Grasse, he moved to Paris where he trained under Jean-Baptiste Chardin and François Boucher, winning the prestigious Prix de Rome in 1752. After studying in Italy alongside Hubert Robert, Fragonard returned to Paris in 1761 to fi...