Centrepiece
The ensemble is made up of three pieces. In the centre, an allegorical scene depicting Bacchus and Love, is represented by two children, one of them winged, playing on a rocaille style platform. The smaller flanking figures depict the Awakening of Love, in the form a little girl watching a pair of doves, perched on a bed of roses, while the other, the
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About this artwork
- Title: Centrepiece
- Artist: François Thomas Germain
- Year: 1766
- Format: Panoramic
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
- Color hue: Ochre to Sepia
- Perceived brightness: bright