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Der thronende Bacchus - Nymphen reichen Bacchus Wein und Früchte
Bacchus on a Throne − Nymphs Offering Bacchus Wine and Fruit
Kunstpalast - Horst Kolberg - ARTOTHEK

Bacchus on a Throne − Nymphs Offering Bacchus Wine and Fruit, 1658/after 1670

ArtistCaesar Boetius van Everdingen, Alkmaar 1616–1678 Alkmaar
Oil in canvas
Dimensions without frame162 × 180 cm
Dimensions with frame191 × 211 × 10,2 cm
Status
not on display
About the workThree nymphs offer wine and fruit to the Roman god Bacchus. This is a reference to his role: Bacchus was worshipped as the god of wine and fertility. His foot rests on a mask with white hair, which can be interpreted as an allusion to the “ugly” face of wine, alcoholism, or to old age and death. The Dutch painter Caesar Boetius van Everdingen conveyed a feeling of sensuality through the depiction of a variety of materials, such as smooth marble, shiny metal and soft fur.
AccessionAcquired by exchange 1934
ProvenanceEvtl. 1658 für die Halle der Lukasgilde in Haarlem gemalt; spätestens bis 1855/58 auf Schloss Roland in der Slg. Anton Fahne, Grafenberg b. Düsseldorf; [...]; 1934 erworben im Tausch von der Galerie Hans Bammann, Düsseldorf, mit Mitteln der Stiftung Gustav Poensgen 1884 und Stiftung Dr. Franz Schoenfeld 1911
Inventory numberM 25
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