Ultra HD Master (1 900 × 1 386 px)
Baroque
1628–1629
The Triumph of Bacchus
Original title: El triunfo de Baco (Los borrachos)
Diego Velázquez
Museum Provenance & Technical Data
Medium / Support:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
165 cm × 188 cm
Date of Creation:
1628–1629
Scan Resolution:
1 900 × 1 386 px
Archive File Size:
0.8 MB
Permanent Collection:
Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain
Historical Narrative
Bacchus, god of wine, sits with sunburnt Spanish peasants crowning a soldier with vine leaves while a rustic reveler smiles roguishly at the viewer.
Visual & Curatorial Analysis
"Brilliantly humanizes classical mythology with the earthy realism of Castilian tavern life and luminous natural flesh tones."
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