Illustration of a historical episode of moral value recounted by the ancient greek author plutarch. The inhabitants of phocis are at war with those of amphissa. Bacchantes from phocis, carried away in their nocturnal ritual dances in honor of dionysus, fall asleep exhausted without knowing where they are. In the morning, they wake up and realize with fear that they are in the market square of amphissa, among their enemies. But the women of amphissa gather around the bacchantes, protect them and offer them shelter and food, begging their husbands not to kill these defenseless foreigners. Object Type: painting. Genre: history painting. Date: 1887. Dimensions: height: 122.5 cm (48.2 in) ; width: 184.2 cm (72.5 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Clark Art Institute. Women of Amphissa
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