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Bacchantes with Silenus and an elephant
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Bacchantes with Silenus and an elephant

Gerard Melder · 1725 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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In the center stands Bacchus on a pedestal, before which an altar is placed. Among the Bacchantes and Satyrs, on the right is Silenus seated on his donkey; on the left a group of women with an elephant.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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titelprentprinttrunked animals: elephant
Credit lineBacchanten met Silenus en olifant. 1725. Gerard Melder. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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