A NORTH EUROPEAN WHITE-PAINTED WOOD RELIEF

FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY

细节
A NORTH EUROPEAN WHITE-PAINTED WOOD RELIEF
First half 18th Century
Depicting a bacchic feast, with a central couple surrounded by cherubs, musicians and revellers, on a rocky outcrop, within a later simulated green marble frame and decoration refreshed
23 in. x 44½ in. (58 cm. x 113 cm.)

拍品专文

Inspired by Homer's Odyssey, the Triumph of Love is celebrated on Naxos with Venus attending as Adriane is married to Bacchus, who is accompanied by his retinue of revellers.