Arion on a Sea Horse and Bacchante on a Panther (pair) by William Adolphe Bouguereau, 1855. oil on fabric. Cleveland Museum of Art.
Arion on a Sea Horse and Bacchante on a Panther (pair) · William Adolphe Bouguereau · 1855 · Cleveland Museum of Art

Arion on a Sea Horse and Bacchante on a Panther (pair)

William Adolphe Bouguereau

Year
1855
Medium
oil on fabric
Collection
Cleveland Museum of Art
License
Public Domain

Bouguereau painted ‘Arion on a Sea Horse and Bacchante on a Panther (pair)’ in 1855. The work uses oil on fabric. Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio.

The painting depicts mythological figures of Arion and Bacchante. Bouguereau often used mythological themes, modernizing classical subjects.

William Adolphe Bouguereau created 822 known paintings. Many are unaccounted for today. His works were initially popular but later fell out of favor.

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio https://clevelandart.org/art/1980.238

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