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Arrival at the Wine Vat
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Arrival at the Wine Vat

Joseph-Marie Vien (I) · c. 1750 · etching; paper

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

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Bacchanalian scene in frieze form with bacchantes and satyrs. To the right of the center stands a large wine vat to which baskets of grapes are being brought. In the middle below lies a woman letting wine flow from the vat into a basin; to her right a satyr lies on the ground and to her left music is being made.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printmaenad(s), female bacchant(es)male bacchant(es)satyr(s) (in general)
Credit lineAankomst bij het wijnvat. c. 1750. Joseph-Marie Vien (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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