Bacchus and Maiden

A young figure with a grape-leaf wreath reaches up to pluck grapes from a vine, while a woman with a flower crown holds a goblet aloft beside them. Drapery in terracotta and pale blue sits against leafy trees. Brush and watercolor over black chalk, with white chalk highlights.

Artist

Giovanni Battista Cipriani

Date

1747/1785

Medium

Black chalk with brush and watercolor with touches of white chalk, on cream wove paper, tipped onto cream wove paper

Source

Art Institute of Chicago

Size

1686 × 2371 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection