Bacchanale II

This beautiful color Pochoir depicts festival goers participating in the Greek celebration of Bacchanalia, where flutes, and other musical instruments were played in joyous revelry. Picasso celebrated Greek Mythology, particularly the story of Daedalus, Theseus and the minotaur on the island of Crete. For Pochoir, a printing process using stencils made from sheets of zinc, Picasso collaborated with master printer and inventor Daniel Jacomet. Picasso admired the results that could be achieved with Jacomet’s hybrid invention where he fused the printed collotype process, which uses gelatin added to the dichromate. Printed by Daniel Jacomet.