μυστήρια — ΔΚΒΣ - Art by Darryl Keith Bàbátúndé Smith

ΜΥΣΤΗΡΙΑ | THE MYSTERIES

ἐν ὕνπῳ | Sleeping on me
graphite, watercolor & India ink on paper
96,5 x 127 cm (38 × 50 in.)

εἰς Βάκχην (ἡ σκευή τοῦ Πενθέως) |To a Bacchante (Pentheus’ disguise)
gouache and graphite on paper
35,56 × 38,1 cm (14 × 15 in.)

caput Sileni de Villa Mysteriorum | Head of Silenus from the Villa of the Mysteries
egg tempera on gessoed panel
7,62 x 7,62 cm (3 × 3 in.)

ego cum Agathodæmone |Myself with Agathodemon
24k goldpoint, silverpoint & egg tempera on gessoed panel
20,32 x 25,4 cm (8 × 10 in.)

“...ἀβάκχεύτου [βιοτῆς] ἡμιτελὴς ἀνόνητος [ἐστι] χάρις...”

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“...without Bacchic influence, the charm of [life is] incomplete and unprofitable...”