"The Feast of the gods", (see details 1
and 2) one of three paintings by Tiziano Vicellio
(Titian) commissioned in 1523 for the Duke of Ferrara, Alfonso de Este.
The paintings were started by Giovanni Bellini (1427-1516). The first two
works "Worship of Venus" and "Bacchanal"
are at the Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain. The third related work "The Feast of the gods" (above) is at the
National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., USA.
Note: These works inspired Reubens. Historians say that the Bacchant upon
whose head wine is being poured is Violante, the lover of Titian. These sensual
works were preserved by conservative Spanish kings, an index of civilized
behavior.
