Baco (Bacchus)

1778

Francisco Goya after Diego Velázquez

Associated Names
Francisco Goya

Artist, Spanish, 1746 - 1828

Diego Velázquez

Artist After, Spanish, 1599 - 1660

The etching depicts a group of men sitting closely together. In the center is a nude figure with a cloth draped over their lap, wearing a crown of vine leaves and holding a large drinking vessel. Surrounding this central figure are other men seated or kneeling, some wearing hats and loose clothing. Their facial expressions vary, with expressions ranging from smiling to contemplative. One man to the right holds a jug. In the foreground, a figure is hunched over a large jar or barrel. In the background are mountains, trees, and a natural setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on heavy laid paper [first edition impression printed in the Calcografia in 1778-79]

  • Credit Line

    Gift of W.G. Russell Allen

  • Accession Number

    1941.1.164

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Harris 1964, no. 4, State III(1)


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1975

  • The Inspired Copy: Artists Look at Art, Baltimore Museum of Art, 1975, no. 43.

Bibliography

1964

  • Harris, Tomás. Goya: engravings and lithographs. 2 vols. Oxford: Bruno Cassirer, 1964.

Wikidata ID

Q64956717

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