Bacchante by the Sea, 1865, Oil on wood, 15 1/4 x 23 3/8 in. (38.7 x 59.4 cm), Paintings, Camille Corot (French, Paris 1796–1875 Paris), This cabinet picture was almost certainly created to satisfy the growing market for Corot’s figure paintings in the 1860s. The figure lies on a leopard or tiger skin; the accessory is responsible for the nymph’s traditional identification as a follower of the Roman god of wine, Bacchus
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