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The Triumph of Bacchus
The Triumph of Bacchus (Greek title is "Ο Θρίαμβος του Βάκχου") is a painting by Diego Velázquez, now in the Museo del Prado, in Madrid. It is popularly known as Los borrachos or "The Drinkers" (politely, also "The Drunks").
Velázquez painted "The Triumph of Bacchus" after arriving in Madrid from Seville and just before his voyage to Italy. The work was painted for Philip IV, who paid Velázquez 100 ducats for it. The painting
Triumph of Bacchus (Painting by Michaelina Wautier)
The Triumph of Bacchus is a painting by the Walloon artist Michaelina Wautier. It was painted between 1650 and 1656, and is considered one of Wautier's greatest works, as well as one of her largest. Based on classical texts, the picture shows a procession with the drunken god Bacchus at its centre, surrounded by other humans, satyrs and animals.
It was possibly commissioned to be part of the large collection of art amassed by Archduke Leopold Willhelm; in any