One of the Bacchantes or Bacchae

One of the Bacchantes or Bacchae. The mother of Dionysus Semele and her sisters Autonoe, Agave and Ino. Or a follower of Bacchus, Roman god of wine and grapes, wearing ivy leaves in her long hair. From a carnelian gem. Baccante. Copperplate engraving by Joseph Testana after Giovanni Angelo Canini from Iconografia, cioe disegni d'imagini de famosissimi monarchi, regi, filososi, poeti ed oratori dell Antichita, Drawings of images of famous monarchs, kings, philosophers, poets and orators of Antiquity, Ignatio de'Lazari, Rome, 1699

1699 17th Century Acolyte Agave Bacchantes Bacchus Carnelian Classical Mythology Debauch Dionysus Drunk Filososi Follower Giovanni Angelo Canini Grapes Greek God Greek Myth Iconografia Ignatio Delazari Ivy Leaves Joseph Testana Orator Poeti Ed Oratori Dell Antichita Regi Roman God Roman Myth Semele

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