Michaelina Woutiers, the enigmatic female artist from Holland who worked in Flanders, painted this quintessentially Baroque study of a scene from classical mythology. The unique and sometimes unflattering faces, the odd poses of the festive travelers, the whimsical detail such as the goat, all make this a symbolic baroque that hints at the Rococo period.
The Triumph of Bacchus, c.1650, Oil on CanvasMichaelina Woutiers Flemish (1617 - 1689) |
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Michaelina Woutiers, the enigmatic female artist from Holland who worked in Flanders, painted this quintessentially Baroque study of a scene from classical mythology. The unique and sometimes unflattering faces, the odd poses of the festive travelers, the whimsical detail such as the goat, all make this a symbolic baroque that hints at the Rococo period. |
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