# Bacchanal [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [ZUCCARELLI, Francesco]() - Date: 1701-1750 - Technique: Oil on canvas, 142 x 210 cm ## Commentary The Tuscan painter Francesco Zuccarelli came to Venice in 1732. He was familiar with trends in European painting, having visited London and Paris. His ideal pastoral landscapes are characterized by an arcadian grace in the use of colour, by a harmonious rhythm of gesture, a softness of tone and a hazy atmosphere filling the spacious vistas. In the idyllic countryside, pastoral or mythological scenes are set against a brilliant green or water-side background. The paintings are sentimental, sometimes achieving a refined lyricism in keeping with the light-hearted ideals of the time. <P> <TABLE ALIGN=LEFT CELLPADDING=5 BORDER=1 WIDTH=320 BGCOLOR="\#99CCCC"> <TR VALIGN=MIDDLE><TD><IMG SRC="/support/gif/listen.gif" BORDER=0 VALIGN=MIDDLE> Suggested listening \(streaming mp3, 7 minutes\):<BR><A HREF="\#" onClick="w=window.open \('/music1/19\_cent/saint-saens\_bacchanal.html', 'newWin', 'scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350'\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true"><B>Camille Saint-Saëns: Samson et Delila, Act III, Scene 2, Bacchanal</B></A> </TD></TR></TABLE> ## Related artworks - [Bull-Hunting \(detail\)]() - [Bull-Hunting]() - [Fishermen and Other Figures beside a Flowing Stream]() - [Landscape]() - [Landscape with a Rider]() - [Landscape with a Woman Leading a Cow]() - [Landscape with Bridge]() - [Landscape with Girls at the River]() - [Rape of Europa]() - [The Rape of Europa \(detail\)]() - [The Rape of Europa]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()