Sheet from a Sketchbook: The Triumph of Silenus; Sacrifice to Bacchus
Felice Giani, Italian, 1758â1823
1800â1810
Classification
figures
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Museum purchase through gift of various donors
Accession Number
1901-39-3358
About this artwork
Upper image. Silenus, supported by a Maenad, rides upon a donkey. He holds a bowl to his lips with his left hand and a pitcher in his right. He is accompanied by young satyrs. An elephant is shown in the rear.