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Return of the Wine Harvest
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Return of the Wine Harvest

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. In the middle background a cart with the harvest is being pulled by cows. On the left a satyr balances on his hands on a plank, tied to ropes which three young women are pulling.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printmaenad(s), female bacchant(es)male bacchant(es)satyr(s) (in general)grape
Credit lineTerugkeer van de wijnoogst. c. 1750. Joseph-Marie Vien (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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