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‘Upon the completion of the “Assumption of the Virgin” Titian undertook to execute a series of paintings on mythological themes for the duke of Ferrara. “The Bacchanal” (1518-19[ce]; Prado, Madrid) was soon joined by the “Worship of Venus” (1518-19[ce]; Prado, Madrid) and “Bacchus and Ariadne” (1520-23[ce; National Gallery, London). In “The Bacchanal” Titan reveals his mastery in treating mythological subjects (Plate 10).* The bacchants are disposed about the miraculous stream of wine that flowed on their island, dancing, singing, and drinking. The movement of the figures, the juxtaposition of nude and clothed, of male and female, creates a revel in which even the landscape seems to participate – only a Venetian could have created such a pagan, earthy, and hedonistic glorification of life.

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** – ibid [Encyclopaedia Britannica 25:] 348-349

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