Giulio Carpioni - Scene From Bacchanalia

Giuilio Carpioni of Venetian origin finds his inspiration in classicism, influenced by Nicolas Poussin whom he would have met at the beginning of his career. The bacchanalia are for him a major subject of inspiration which recur very frequently in his work. The use of acid colors and the "expressionist" character of these figures is a way out of the sometimes too conventional style of mid-17th century Italian painting. Most museums like the Louvre have paintings by Carpioni: its originality, this very special sensitivity help to make it unmissable.