Who were them?
In fact, there isn’t only one answer.
According to some sources Maenads and Bacchantes aren’t the same, they said that Maenads were divine feminine beings who served the god Dionysus, as the nymphs, while the Bacchantes were mortal women who dedicated themselves to his cult. However, the most accepted theory is that Maenads and Bacchantes are synonyms, Maenad being the word used in Greek mythology and Bacchante in Roman mythology.
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I wonder if women artists ever used themselves as models, given as you say, they were not usually allowed to paint from models?
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I’ve never read anything about it, but it’s an interesting question for a research. Thanks for commenting!
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