Born in poverty, Emma Hamilton clawed her way from prostitution to invent classical ‘Attitudes’. Aristocratic audiences had to guess which character she portrayed. As Nelson’s mistress she became the world’s first media superstar
("Bacchante"🎨Romney)

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A bacchante in diaphanous silk drapery posing in front of a wind machine for
Casa del Naviglio,
Lots of images of this site here: https://t.co/JHfIqjRpTL

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Facepalm is more fun with a friend.

Satyrs and Bacchantes, mosaic from Tunisia
Roman civilization, 2nd-3rd century AD, Detail

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Douglas Strachan - Paintings featuring Orpheus, Eurydice & the Bacchantes, c. 1900

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Hey! My comic Vermilion is about a devil who does a really bad bargain that backfires on him, a bunch of bacchantes trying to start a revolution, and a kingdom leaded y a very eccentric gentleman. Oh and everyone is LGBT. You can find it here:
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"Portrait of Emily St. Clare as a Bacchante," by John Hoppner, who was born April 4, 1758 Known for more formal portraits, Hoppner conveys youthful exuberance in this through dynamic brushwork, flowing draperies, and an alluring smile. On view in

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C'est chaud sur - Les Priapées des Satyres et Bacchantes : [dessin] / Jn Js Lequeu delin https://t.co/dxBzxVcEIZ

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Ah! The Nice Moustache / Les belles Bacchantes

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George Romney *15.12.1734 † 15.11.1802 english painter "Lady Hamilton as a Bacchante"

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centuriespast:

Bacchante and Infant FaunArtist: Frederick...

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A Bacchante - Arthur Hacker .

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Captured here as a bacchante by Henry Bone, after Vigée Le Brun, Emma Hamilton died

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A bacchante's exposed breasts, flushed cheeks & inviting smile allude to her drunken state. https://t.co/spcB4XGlpc

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A Bacchante - Arthur Hacker .

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Omaggio a Gustave Courbet - 🎯 La Bacchante
Gustave Courbet, http://t.co/gW5qtgH0zc

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