Triumphzug des Bacchuskindes
c. 1626
on displayAnthony van Dyck1599 Antwerpen – 1641 London
Jan Roos (I)1591 Antwerpen – 1638 Genua
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Left side trimmed by the length of the dog; abrasion.
The depiction of the triumph of Bacchus, the Greek wine god Dionysus, originating from the Orient, as a child on a panther goes back to ancient sarcophagus reliefs, whereby van Dyck was at the same time inspired by Titian's 'Bacchus and Ariadne' (London, National Gallery).
The flowers and fruits were painted by Jan Roos, a specialist working in Genoa, and possibly also the putti on the right. Roos also painted at least two repetitions, one now in Raleigh.
Reproduction engraving dated 1628 by David Brunn with a dedication by the de Wael brothers, marine painters with whom van Dyck lived in Genoa.
Also known as
The Triumph of the Bacchus Child
Triomphe de Bacchus enfant
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
image: 144.5 x 193 cm
Inventory number
KS 39
Credit line
Kunsthaus Zürich, The Betty and David Koetser Foundation, 1986