Artwork
Bacantă și faun
Bacantă și faun is an unspecified painting by the Impressionist artist George Mirea-Demetrescu. It dates from 1879 and is held in the collection of the National Museum of Art of Romania.
About this work
Overview
Bacantă și faun is a painting by George Mirea-Demetrescu, created in 1879.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a reclining woman and a muscular, horned male figure with goat's legs, identified as a faun, in a natural setting. The faun plays a flute, while a smaller, canine-headed figure observes from the background.
Technique & Style
The artist employed soft brushstrokes to achieve a nuanced interplay of light and shadow, particularly on the skin and fur of the figures. The contrast between the woman's pale skin and the surrounding environment is notable.
Artist & collection
Artist
George Mirea-Demetrescu kept a studio above a Bucharest bakery, so the smell of fresh bread often drifted up while he painted.
