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Sheet from a Sketchbook: Triumph of Silenus and Triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne
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Sheet from a Sketchbook: Triumph of Silenus and Triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne

Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823 · 1800–1802 · Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over traces of graphite on cream laid paper

From the collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Upper image: Silenus standing in a chariot supported by a Maenad holding the reins of the goats. Satyrs follow carrying a basketfull of wine.

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s own description
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Credit lineSheet from a Sketchbook: Triumph of Silenus and Triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne. 1800–1802. Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Museum purchase through gift of various donors. CC0.
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