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Description: | Ovid's account of Bacchus' early upbringing in the Metamorphoses may be the inspiration for this procession of infant bacchantes carrying candles. The lively and playful rhythm of the figures suggests that the painter probably knew Titian's depiction of many putti in different poses in the Worship of Venus (Prado). This picture has been tentatively attributed to the Dutch painter Gerard Hoet, who specialised in mythological scenes set in Mediterranean landscapes. | Subjects: | Metamorphoses) mythology (bacchantes); literature (Ovid | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Hoet, Gerard (Dutch painter and draftsman, 1648-1733) Æ Attributed to manner of | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8943... | Go to resource |
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