1775
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Infant Bacchus Astride a Wine Barrel is a 1775 ink by Gaetano Gandolfi, a Romanticism work, depicting Putto, held at National Gallery of Art.
The painting shows a baby Bacchus sitting on a big wine barrel. He's the god of wine in mythology. The baby is naked and holding grapes, looking happy. The artist used simple lines to draw this scene. This painting is interesting because it shows a mythological figure in a playful way. To learn more about the method used to create this image, look up the technique: etching.
Gaetano Gandolfi (31 August 1734 – 20 June 1802) was an Italian painter, draughtsman and sculptor of the late Baroque period, mainly active in and around Bologna.
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