Antique Spanish Oil on canvas depicting Bacchus 100+ years old

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Antique Spanish Oil depicting Bacchus  100 + years old  42.5 tall x 54.5 wide $4,800 to $2,800

Bacchus, also known as Dionysus was the Greek god of wine, inebriation, fertility and theater. He is known to be joyous and kind to those who admire him, yet cruel and mischievous to those who cross him.  Scenes from Greek mythology were often found in the private spaces of aristocrats. Classical images were used to depict the patron’s interests or triumphs. The patron may have valued the finer things in life and saw Bacchus as the perfect allegory for wealth and excess.