Head of a Satyr (Silenus)
Peter Paul Rubens
ca. 1620–30
Medium
Black chalk and brush and brown wash
Dimensions
sheet: 9 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. (24.1 x 18.4 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Janos Scholz, 1952
Accession Number
52.214.1
Tags
Satyrs
About the Artist
Peter Paul Rubens · 1577–1640
Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) stands as the most influential artist of the Flemish Baroque tradition and the greatest exponent of Baroque painting's dynamism, vitality, and sensuous exuberance. Born in Siegen, Westphalia, and raised in Antwerp, Rubens received a humanist education studying Latin and classical literature before pursuing artistic training under three masters: Tobias Verhaecht, Adam ...