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Watercolor of a youth in a vine wreath picking grapes and a woman with a flower crown raising a goblet beneath a leafy tree.

Bacchus and Maiden

A young figure with a grape-leaf wreath reaches up to pluck grapes from a vine, while a woman with a flower crown holds a goblet aloft beside them. Drapery in terracotta and pale blue sits against leafy trees. Brush and watercolor over black chalk, with white chalk highlights.

Artist
Giovanni Battista Cipriani
Date
1747/1785
Medium
Black chalk with brush and watercolor with touches of white chalk, on cream wove paper, tipped onto cream wove paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2371 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1785).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection

Español: Baco y doncella

Una figura joven con corona de hojas de vid alcanza un racimo de uvas, mientras una mujer con corona de flores levanta una copa junto a ella. Telas en terracota y azul pálido se apoyan contra árboles frondosos. Aguada y acuarela sobre carboncillo negro, con toques de tiza blanca.

Português: Baco e donzela

Uma figura jovem com coroa de folhas de videira alcança um cacho de uvas, enquanto uma mulher com coroa de flores ergue um cálice ao lado. Panos em terracota e azul pálido se apoiam contra árvores frondosas. Aguada e aquarela sobre carvão preto, com realces de giz branco.

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