William-Adolphe Bouguereau - Bacchante lutinant une chèvre (1862) NSFW

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Probably inspired by myths of Maenads and Bacchantes (acolytes of Dionysus/Bacchus) working themselves into a frenzy then rampaging through the woods ripping animals apart with their bare hands https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maenad