0041. Drinking Bacchus
CornTown on Feb. 22, 2010
By Guido Reni
Circa. 1623
Italian Baroque
In Greek time, Dionysus (Who later became Bacchus under the Rome system) was the god of wine, drinking and a favor subject of artists. Unlike Zeus or Poseidon who were almost always portrayed as serious, Dionysus was a playful god who loved both drink and women to excess. This lightheartedness made the god of wine a popular subject of artists because it gave artists an excuse to paint comedic scenes that were usually not tolerated in high art. During the Renaissance, artists once again turned to Dionysus, as an escape from drawing serious paintings of both Christianity and Mythology.
dragonrider at 6:02PM, March 14, 2010
Ah yes this has a T rating so I best not comment too much here, however the two main subjects in the picture both seem to have a leak caused by wine.
Brogan at 5:50PM, Feb. 24, 2010
Yikes! XD
meemjar at 6:54PM, Feb. 23, 2010
In one way, out the other.
Ark22 at 6:09PM, Feb. 23, 2010
Whoa, who knew Dionysus was a kid? Or a perv. XD