Trimalchio's Banquet 12
Imagine the most obnoxious, over-the-top dinner party in history, and you're close to Lovis Corinth's vision here. This print illustrates a scene from the 'Banquet of Trimalchio,' a famous episode in the ancient Roman novel *Satyricon* where a wealthy freedman shows off his riches with vulgar excess. Corinth, a German master who shifted from Impressionism to Expressionism, uses frantic, scratchy lines to make the scene feel incredibly loud and chaotic. The figures huddle and gesture wildly, looking less like refined diners and more like a rowdy crowd caught in a moment of madness, perfectly capturing the absurdity of the feast.
- Technique
- drypoint
- Material
- paper
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