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Description: | Hendrik van Balen was born in Antwerp. He was known for small-scale cabinet pictures on mythological themes, depicting nude figures in idealized settings, and often collaborated with other artists, notably Jan Brueghel the elder. Here, beneath a large tree, the young Bacchus, Roman god of wine, is sleeping off his drunkenness. Vine leaves wreathe his head. He leans against a cask and rests his left foot on an overturned wine jug, which disgorges its contents. In shadow to the right, the satyr Silenus, companion to Bacchus, also sleeps. On the left, a river stretches away between buildings and mountains. | Subjects: | figure; landscape; mythology (Bacchus) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Balen, Hendrik van, I (Flemish painter, 1575-1632) Æ School of Attributed to Brueghel, Jan, the younger (Flemish painter and draftsman, 1601-1678) Previously attributed to circle of Balen, Hendrik van, I (Flemish painter, 1575-1632) Previously attributed to Balen, Hendrik van, I (Flemish painter, 1575-1632) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8732... | Go to resource |
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