BLANCHARD, Jacques
(b. 1600, Paris, d. 1638, Paris)

Bacchanal

1636
OIl on canvas, 138 x 115 cm
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nancy

There is a much more sensual approach to the subject than in that of Poussin, but still the same longing after the Elysian world of classical antiquity.

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 7 minutes):
Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Delila, Act III, Scene 2, Bacchanal