Price by canvas size
Every Bacchus we paint is made to order, so the price tracks the canvas size and the amount of brushwork involved. These are the sizes our customers order most:
| Size (inches) | Size (cm) | Estimated price | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 × 20 in | 40 × 50 cm | $369 | A shelf, a small wall, a gallery group |
| 24 × 32 in | 60 × 80 cm | $649 | Above a console or sideboard |
| 35 × 47 in | 90 × 120 cm | $1,099 | Dining room focal wall, bar feature |
| 47 × 63 in | 120 × 160 cm | $1,499 | Large hospitality wall, private dining |
Estimates only — the final quote depends on your exact size, frame and shipping destination. Framing and shipping are quoted separately. Duties and import taxes are the buyer's responsibility (DAP).
Tell us your size and frame — we reply with an exact quote, usually within the hour.
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Why the still life is the hardest part
The fruit bowl at the left is a catalogue of painting problems: apples with bruised blooms, a pomegranate split open, grapes with the bloom still on them, leaves browning at the edge. Caravaggio painted the decay deliberately — beauty with an expiry date — and a copyist has to paint each fruit as its own small still life or the basket collapses into decoration.
The glass is the other test. A wine glass is transparent, reflective and refractive all at once, and in this picture it sits right at the centre of the composition. Hand-painted, the glass is built from highlights and distortions rather than outlines, exactly as he did it; a print simply photographs the result without the risk, and the result is all there is to a picture this intimate.
There is a test we encourage buyers to use on any "oil painting" they are offered: run a fingernail very gently across the surface. A hand-painted canvas feels like terrain. A print feels like glass.
The painting itself
It was painted in the household of Cardinal Del Monte, where the young Caravaggio lived and painted his early genre pictures. The model is thought to be his companion Mario Minniti, and the disturbed wine has been read as evidence that the model also held the glass while Caravaggio worked. In 1922 restorers cleaned away a fake tie that an earlier hand had painted over the figure's chest, and the god's bare shoulder came back.
It is a vertical canvas, about 95 × 85 cm in the original, and it suits exactly where a portrait suits: beside a doorway, above a sideboard, in a bar or dining room. It is also our most requested Caravaggio for people who want drama without a scene of bodies.
How our painters reproduce it
Our studio is in Dafen Oil Painting Village, Shenzhen — the centre of hand-painted oil reproduction for more than thirty years. A Bacchus here is not traced, projected or transferred. The painter works freehand from a high-resolution reference, in layers:
- Composition and ground. The canvas is toned and the main forms laid out in a thin underpainting, matching the original proportions to your chosen size.
- Colour build-up. The palette is mixed in oil, not acrylic — only oil gives the same depth, slow blending and the slightly translucent glow the original depends on.
- Impasto and surface passes. The signature strokes go on last, loaded with paint, following the direction of the original's brushwork. This is the slowest and most skilful stage.
- Drying and inspection. Layered oil needs days to set properly. We let it. Then the finished canvas is checked against the reference for colour, composition and stroke character.
Where it hangs best
The god of wine as a real Roman youth, offering you a glass that is not quite clean. Rooms our customers choose most often:
- Dining room or bar — the subject does half the work
- Beside a doorway or above a sideboard — the portrait format fits narrow walls
- Study or library — one of art's great close-up performances
- Hospitality — wine bars, restaurants and hotel dining rooms
Framing
Choose gold to echo the original's warmth, matte black for a contemporary room, walnut for a traditional interior, or no frame at all as a gallery-wrap canvas ready to hang. Frames are quoted separately and packed with corner protection.
How ordering works
- Tell us the painting, size and frame. WhatsApp is fastest — include a wall photo if you want sizing advice.
- Get an exact quote. Usually within the hour, with the timeline confirmed in writing.
- 70% deposit starts the painting. Paid by bank transfer, PayPal, credit card or Wise.
- We send photographs of the finished painting. You review it before anything ships. If something clearly does not match your order notes, tell us and we adjust it.
- Pay the 30% balance, then we ship. Tracked worldwide courier, rolled in a rigid tube or crated if framed.
FAQ
Is this hand-painted or printed?
100% hand-painted in oil on artist canvas by a studio painter in Dafen. No printing, no transfer, no giclée. You can feel the brushwork on the surface.
How much does it cost?
Est. $369–$1499 depending on canvas size, from 16 × 20 in up to 47 × 63 in. Frame and shipping quoted separately.
Can I order a size that is not on the list?
Yes — any size. The painter works freehand on a blank canvas, so we can also crop the composition slightly to fit your wall proportions.
How do I approve it before shipping?
We send photographs of the finished painting. You approve first, then pay the 30% balance and we ship. If something clearly does not match your order notes, tell us and we adjust it before it leaves.
How long does it take?
Most take 2–4 weeks depending on size and the studio queue. Layered oil needs proper drying time. The timeline is confirmed in writing before any deposit.
Who pays import duty?
Shipping is worldwide and tracked, typically DHL or FedEx, quoted separately. Import duties and taxes in your country are the buyer's responsibility (DAP).
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