Bacchus | Caravaggio | 1595-97 Jacques de Gheyn II set in a modestly decorated

set in a modestly decorated room illuminated by the soft glow of candles on a small Christmas tree

Rivière's meticulous attention to detail and mastery of light and shadow bring the scene to life

almost demonic face against a turbulent

and societal constraints

Through "Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still

Bacchus | Caravaggio | 1595-97 Jacques de Gheyn II set in a modestly decoratedAbout the artwork: Caravaggios Bacchus (159597) offers a startlingly humanized vision of the Roman god of wine, shown as a flushed and imperfect youth who invites the viewer to share in his goblet. The table is set with a basket of fruit, simultaneously ripe and decaying, underscoring the vanitas theme of pleasures transience. Yet the painting holds another secret: in the glass carafe of wine at the tables edge, Caravaggio embedded a minuscule self