Book Title: Andreae Alciati emblematvm libellvs.

Author: Alciati, Andrea, 1492-1550

Image Title: Concerning the Image of Bacchus

Description: The pictura of this emblem by the Italian jurist and writer Andrea Alciati (1492 – 1550 CE) features Bacchus, the ancient Greek god of wine and revelry, propped up against a grape trellis, a drum in his lap and a bowl at his side. Written in dialogical form with the god as one of the interlocutors, the subscriptio explains the allegorical significance of the god’s classic depiction.

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