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Daniel Hopfer

The Bacchanal

c.1490–1536
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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

The ancient Greek philosopher Plato, who was still widely read in the sixteenth century, wrote that wine could enhance creativity and even unlock divine ecstasy.

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