Bacchanal
by WOUTERS, Frans, Oil on canvas, 87 x 131 cm
After entering the service of Archduke Leopold-Wilhem in c. 1648, the characters in Wouters’s paintings changed under the influence of Van Dyck. They acquire a more emotive and attenuated appearance.
Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 7 minutes):
Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Delila, Act III, Scene 2, Bacchanal