The Infancy of Bacchus

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Poussin Nicolas - The Infancy of Bacchus
Number:026250
Title:The Infancy of Bacchus
Artist: Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665)
Museum: Musée Condé, Chantilly
Method: Oil on canvas
Created: c.1630
School: France
Category: Mythology, Allegory and Literature
Trend in art: Baroque
Keywords: Drinking, Wine, Barock, Roman mythology, Bacchus, Dionysus, God of wine, God of fertility, Orgies, Satyr, Satyrs, Maenads, Bacchantes, Bacchanalia, Drunkenness, Festivity, Drunk, Bacchus feast, Mystic celebration, Ancient Roman festivals, Bacchae, Drinking bout, Bacchante, Orgy, Bacchanal, Dionysian Mysteries