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Fighting Bacchantes and nymphs
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Fighting Bacchantes and nymphs

Gerard Melder · 1725 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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A group of Bacchantes fighting amongst themselves and with a group of nymphs. Naked children walk among the fighting nude figures.

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Credit lineVechtende Bacchanten en nimfen. 1725. Gerard Melder. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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