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Silenus at the Wine Vat
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Silenus at the Wine Vat

Jusepe de Ribera · 1628 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Silenus, the tutor of Bacchus, lying next to a wine vat. A satyr places a wreath of grapevines on his head, another satyr fills his cup with wine. At his feet lie two drunk children, above that a head of a braying donkey.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printass, donkey(story of) Silenussatyr(s) (in general)drunkenness
Credit lineSilenus bij het wijnvat. 1628. Jusepe de Ribera. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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