A Wooded Landscape with a Bacchic Scene (Q18342651)

Label from: English (en)

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genre: landscape art (Q191163)
artist: Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes (Q334946)
collection: Birmingham Museum of Art (Q865736) Matthiesen Gallery (Q18177256)
location: Birmingham Museum of Art (Q865736)
country of origin: France (Q142)
material used: oil paint (Q296955) panel (Q106857709)
location of final assembly: France (Q142)
depicts: tree (Q10884) Poaceae (Q43238) Earth's surface (Q1349417) flower (Q506) sash (Q1370565) Bacchus (Q645312) nudity (Q10791) toga (Q183171) donkey (Q3537778) stream (Q47521) cloud (Q8074) running (Q105674) man (Q8441) woman (Q467)
instance of: painting (Q3305213) panel painting (Q55439)

catalog URL: http://www.artsbma.org/pieces/a-wooded-landscape-with-a-bacchic-scene/

information from the Birmingham Museum of Art catalog

description: This painting was made at an important time in the history of landscape painting. The artist, Valenciennes, was a leading proponent in the movement to elevate the significance and appreciation of landscape painting among artistic circles and the general public. Valenciennes's carefully ordered paintings reveal a commitment to the classical landscapes from centuries earlier. This

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