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Pietro da Cortona

Bacchanal

mid-1600s
pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash over black chalk, heightened with white gouache; incised, framing lines in brown ink over traces of black chalk

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Goats were commonly associated with sinful behavior, making them a common element in Bacchic scenes.

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