Bacchus standing in a niche holding grapes in his raised right hand, fruit in his left hand, a dog lower right 1510 - 1532

This engraving by Marco Dente depicts Bacchus, the Roman god of wine and revelry, standing in a niche. He holds grapes in his raised right hand, and fruit in his left. A dog is positioned at his feet. The artist's use of hatching and cross-hatching creates a sense of depth and form, typical of the Renaissance era. The work, completed between 1510 and 1532, is now part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection in New York.