“The Drunks is a painting by Diego Velázquez created between 1628 and 1629. It measures 165 by 225 centimeters, is painted with oil on canvas and is located in the Prado Museum at the room 010. The scene shows the god Bacchus crowning a group of drunk peasants with wine leaves. On the left, Bacchus appears almost naked and lit by a strong light coming from that side. In the center, he places a crown on a kneeling drunken man. Around them, several men dressed mostly in black clothes and holding cups and clay jugs. The light especially highlights the central figure. The painting used mostly earth tones such as browns and ochres, although brighter colors appear in the center, like white, red and yellow. Velázquez used contrast of light and shadow and a slight sense of aerial perspective in the background. The work belongs to the Spanish Baroque and is known for its realism and naturalism. Velázquez mixed the divine with the everyday. He showed the god of wine among ordinary men, which can be seen as a reinterpretation or critique of classical mythology. He painted this shortly after moving to Madrid, where he saw many Italian mythological paintings. These inspired him, but he chose a more realistic, down-to-earth style. The painting, made for King Philip IV's court, combines the classical Bacchus with the popular peasant. It conveys the pleasure of wine and reflects the Spanish Golden Age culture, which valued a more human and realistic view of life instead of the idealized heroes of ancient mythology. Cheers!"