Bartoloemo Guidobono, Bacchanal with Maenads, Satyrs and Nymphs, 17th Century, Oil on Canvas

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Bartolomeo Guidobono (Savona, 1654 - Turin, 1709)

Bacchanal with maenads, satyrs and nymphs

Oil on canvas, 120 x 110 cm … Read more Bartolomeo Guidobono (Savona, 1654 - Turin, 1709)

Bacchanal with maenads, satyrs and nymphs

Oil on canvas, 120 x 110 cm - unframed

Expert opinion of Professor Anna Orlando

Publications: Anna Orlando, Men and Gods. Il '600 genovese dei collezionisti, Sagep Editori, Genoa, 2016, pp. 112, 113; Barocco spaziale - Dialoghi di luce, forma, colore fra pittura barocca e spazialismo, exhibition catalog edited by Susanna Gualazzini, Fabio Obertelli, Carlo Scagnelli, (Piacenza, December 8, 2021 - February 6, 2022), Galleria Biffi Arte, Piacenza, pp. 24-25, 40-41, 101.

This fine canvas in the Baroque style but with hints of Rococo aesthetics, set in the half-light of a serene night, depicts a female figure at center stage, gently reclining whose pale, almost pearly skin and sensual body captivate the viewer. At the woman's feet is a pair of cherubs who seem to lace and weave a stocking of flowers at the young woman's feet. Flower buds are also found in the woman's hairstyle. Surrounding the young woman are various figures, including maenads, the mythological followers of Dionysus, satyrs, and nymphs. The figure at the top, towering above the other characters in the scene is the god Bacchus, who points his index finger toward the crown of stars in the sky, while his gaze is on Ariadne. The painter in this work plays on asymmetries, and the only apparent disorder of the reproduced scene is recomposed by the overall vision of the painting.

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