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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
The lovely bacchantes (female followers of Bacchus) dancing throughout the composition appear in contrast with the beastly satyrs and fauns. The term bacchante could also be used to describe an intoxicated and libidinous woman in less mythological contexts.
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Claude Gillot — The Fête of Bacchus
Claude Gillot — Feast of Pan
Lamotte-Houdar|Nicolas Henry Tardieu|Charles Antoine Coypel|
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Italian, 1609–1664) — Fete o
Francesco Fontebasso — Satyr with Club and Seven Figures, fr
Charles-Nicolas Cochin (French, 1715–1790) — The Game of Bli
Pierre Subleyras (1699–1749) — The Banquet in the House of S
Claude Gillot — The Feast of the Faun
Pierre Alexandre Aveline|François Boucher — Naissance de Bac
Nicoletto da Modena (Italian, active c. 1500–1520) — The Fat
Ludovico Carracci|Oliviero Gatti — Allegorical composition w
Nicolas Henry Tardieu|Jean de La Fontaine|Lamotte-Houdar|Cha
