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well ... this is pretty much perfect π
I don't know why I love this so much, but I do.
It's as if you've read my mind.
I apologize for nothing.
How about The Romans in Their Decadence? (Thomas Couture)
With the soundtrack of Caravan of Fools, by John Prine.
Looks like a fun situation βΊοΈ Thx for the suggestion!
Garden of Earthly Delights - Hieronymus Bosch
I want to be them
Have you been to Burning Man?
Relatable
I still haven't found Waldo
I love el bosco, but the evolution of this painting was probably Bruegel in 'the triumph of death'. If you include the other panels of the triptych, it is less salutary.
This is the one I'd recommend.
While it certainly fit's the description it's a bit busy, lol.
I might consider a few sections of it though, if i can find a source with high enough resolution.
Thx!
The Feast of the Gods- Giovanni Bellini & Titian, oil on canvas (1514)
It's not exactly hedonism, but is kind of adjacent.
The Swing by Jean-HonorΓ© Fragonard
I know it's probably meant to be semi-serious but I can't stop giggling at their faces
That's intentional. Jean-HonorΓ© Fragonard had a goofy style.
Self portrait
Marie Emilie Coignet de Courson with a Dog
The English Bed - by Guillermo Lorca GarcΓa Huidobro (2020)
To me nothing says hedonism like the Belle Epoque.
Degas has fantastic depictions of urban leisure: https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/the-ballet-scene-from-meyerbeers-opera-robert-le-diable-30908
This is one of my favorite paintings of the time, though you might want to pass due to the "implication". Show me the "Manet": https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/a-bar-at-the-folies-bergere-207293
If you want more merry colors and simpler times then probably going back to Jan Steen might be a good idea: https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/merrymaking-in-a-tavern-209153 He liked painting people having a grand time: https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/the-interior-of-an-inn-the-broken-eggs-115662
If you like alcohol as a motive, but also seeing hedonism pushed to the metal, here's some moral teaching in fantastic colors: https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/the-last-day-in-the-old-home-200702
If you don't like sermons but enjoy light: https://www.wikiart.org/en/peder-severin-kroyer/hip-hip-hurrah-1888
For maximum debauchery, Gin Lane's your lane: https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/work-of-art/gin-lane-1
In case you need something more Mediterranean, Triumf of Bacchus has some of that vivid face depiction Velazquez provides: https://www.museodelprado.es/coleccion/obra-de-arte/los-borrachos-o-el-triunfo-de-baco/4a23d5e2-9fd4-496b-806b-0f8ba913b3d8
As a piece of resistance, James Bartolacci does clubbing art: https://anatebgi.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/James-Bartolacci_JB1006_1664490656.jpg
If there's nothing you fancy, please let me know.
Excellent recommendations, but I have to say those artUK links are absolutely infuriating on mobile, you can't actually zoom in on the (quite small) painting for some reason.
Sorry about that I'm cursed with excellent taste and unparalleled laziness.
Still a very generous post, no faulting you there
omg, what an incredible answer!
Some of these are amazing.
I feel like i need to hang more than the one i planned; turning my little flat into a tiny gallery ^^
No seriously. Great suggestions!
I especially like "The Broken Eggs", "Hip, Hip, Hurrah!" and "Gin Lane" π
Hip, Hip, Hurrah! comes from a Norwegian-Dutch painter that makes fantastic captures of life "as it is" in my opinion. Not what you've asked but this is a favorite of mine: https://www.wikiart.org/en/peder-severin-kroyer/in-the-store-during-a-pause-from-fishing-1882
Plus anything on the beach is fantastic from this author.
Jan Steen (the author from The Broken Eggs) has a deep repertoire of people just "cooked", having great fun, with lots of color.
If you enjoyed Gin Lane, you could also pair it with "Beer Street", from the same author: https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/work-of-art/beer-street-1
Basically this author thought that Beer is great, but Gin is rubbish, and his depiction of both are fantastic. Plus, as any interior designer worth their salt would say, "it's a conversation piece". ;)
Manet's DΓ©jeuner sur l'herbe comes to mind:
Eduard von Grutzner painted a lot of monks enjoying beer and spirits.
This is another great one! Thx! βΊοΈ
This is some great art in here! I'm really enjoying the different approaches to the subject. Maybe I need to sift around some galleries after all?
I'd searxh for Bacchus or dionysius paintings
