View asset onlyVenus, Podagra and Bacchus, 1687Sitting under grapevines heavy with fruit is Podagra (also known as gout when it involves the big toe iss a medical condition usually characterized by recurrent attacks of acute inflammatory arthritis - a red, tender, hot, swollen joint) who, though looking like the wise philosopher, personifies the excess represented by Venus (Roman goddess of love, beauty and fertility, Greek counterpart is Aphrodite) and Bacchus who are sitting beside him; below them a tavern scene elucidates the hazards of such abuses.IdentifierAKG5430395SourceScience SourceCredit lineakg-images / Science SourceTime Period17TH CENTURYTopicALCOHOL ABUSEALCOHOLISMARTCLASSICALGODGODDESSGOUTGREEK ARTHEALTH HAZARDHISTORYILLUSTRATIONMYTHOLOGYNOTABLEPODAGRAROMANROMAN MYTHOLOGYVOMITINGPersonBACCHUSVENUS (APHRODITE)TechniqueDRAWINGSize2352px × 4274px (28 MB) 19.9 cm × 36.1 cm @ 300 dpiAdd to lightbox: 'My First Lightbox'Add to cartDownload
