Deß Bacchen Opffer und Triumph · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Deß Bacchen Opffer und Triumph
Period: 1550-1600;
Geographic: Ancient Greece; Thebes
Description: This engraving depicts the prince of Thebes, Pentheus, with the motion of his hand halting a crowd of men who are celebrating the festival of Bacchus, the god of Wine. Pentheus does not believe in the god Bacchus nor does he believe Bacchus is entitled to have a festival in his honour. The crowd of men are drinking wine and drumming while enjoying the festivities. Pentheus is illustrated with his arm in the air to try to get the men to stop, and he looks angry with their behaviour.
Image Creator: Virgil Solis (Engraver)
Type: Text; Woodcut Engraving
Identifier: mta:21317
Language: ger
Source Name: P. Ouidij Nasonis, deß Sinnreichen und hochverstendigen Poeten, Metamorphoses oder Verwandlung, mit schönen figuren gezieret, auch kurzen Argumenten und außlegungen erkläret, und in Teutsche Reymen gebracht, durch Johann Spreng von Augspurg [Publius Ovidius Naso, the Ingenious and Highly Understandable Poet, Metamorphoses or Transformations, Adorned with Beautiful Images, and also descriptions of Short Arguments and Explanations, Brought into German Rhymes by Johann Spreng of Augsburg]
Parent Collection: 1564 Frankfurt Spreng
Image: mta_21317_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Ovid's Metamorphoses
Subject: Gods; Bacchus; Wine; Roman Mythology; Greek Mythology; Pentheus; Festival