Maenad Posters and Art Prints

In Greek mythology, maenads were the female followers and worshipers of Dionysus and the most significant members of its retinue. I created this design out of a 4th Century BC red figure Greek vase from Etruria.

Villa of Myteries ,dancing Menad.Digital elaboration and patchwork composition from antique Roman mosaics and paintings of Pompeii by Bulgan Lumini©

The dancing maenad with her tambourine, a classic image straight out of Greek mythology, or a modern-day music festival ? One can't help but wonder: is she truly communing with the divine, or just trying to impress the neighbors ? In ancient Greece, maenads were followers of Dionysus, the god of wine, ecstasy, and all things merry. They were known for their wild and frenzied rituals, dancing and singing in ecstatic revelry. And of course, no Dionysian party would be complete without a tambourine to keep the beat...

DANCING MAENAD HOLDING LIME BRANCH ,ANTIQUE ROMAN PAINTING WITH POMPEII MOSAICS PATCHWORK

FIGS*! *(The type of figs prevalent around the Mediterranean and Middle East, not the kind of figs in south and east asia, I’ll get to those another time hopefully) Now considered a symbol of the womb, figs have been cultivated since the VERY OLD TIMES. Fig leaves were iconically worn by Adam and Eve, who in some non western translations of the Bible, ate the forbidden FIGS, not apples. Figs are also from heaven, according to the Quran. Long before that, fig wood was used by the ancient Egyptians for mummy ‘coffins’, while the fruit was a symbol of the Earth goddess Hathor. In ancient greece, figs were a major symbol of the wine god Dionysus, and he and his followers wore wreaths made of fig leaves. Dionysus, who was als...

Don't be possessed by Grim the ROTN Maenad!

Digital remaster of the 1894 painting by the French artist William Bouguereau. The painting features a Bacchante; priestess of Dionysus; Greek God of joy and wine.

Bacchante - 1899 William Adolphe Bouguereau

DANCING MAENAD WITH CYMBALS ,ANTIQUE ROMAN PAINTING WITH POMPEII MOSAICS PATCHWORK

I design this one inspired by a Loutrophoros : 4th century BC Greek funeral vase from Apulia in Italy.

Beautiful Creature

Pompeii wall paintings Diana and Flora with Dancing Menad from Villa of Myteries ,.Digital composition from antique Roman mosaics and paintings of Pompeii by Bulgan Lumini©