A Bacchanalian Revel before a Herm

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Poussin Nicolas - A Bacchanalian Revel before a Herm
Number:021748
Title:A Bacchanalian Revel before a Herm
Artist: Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665)
Museum: National Gallery, London
Method: Oil on canvas
Created: 1632
School: France
Category: Mythology, Allegory and Literature
Trend in art: Baroque
Keywords: Wine, Sculpture, Roman mythology, Peasants, Greek Mythology, Bacchus, Dionysus, God of wine, God of fertility, Orgies, Satyr, Satyrs, Maenads, Bacchantes, Bacchanalia, Drunkenness, Ritual, Ancient Rome, Consecration, Ancient Greek, Hermes, Bacchus feast, Mystic celebration, Ancient Roman festivals, Bacchae, God, Gods, Cult, Cultus, Religious Cult, Religious Cults, Herma, Hermai, Spiritual Cult, Bust, Orgy, Herm, Herme, Dionysian Mysteries