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Description: | At. CRE FLAXMAN, John; (English; 1755-1826) This drawing is an instance of Flaxman's "fine feeling of the ancient Greeks", and provides an unexpected illustration of the childhood of Bacchus, god of wine. Bacchus was the child of Jupiter and the nymph Semele who died, pregnant, in an embrace with Jupiter. Jupiter rescued his son, and gave him to be looked after by some nymphs. We witness the moment when the nymphs discover that the infant god - often depicted as half-animal - has goat's hair on his legs. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | MYTHOLOGY : DIONYSOS : DIONYSUS : NYMPHS : NEO-CLASSICISM : EXHIBITION DRAWING : RUBENS TO MACKINTOSH : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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