Silenus ondersteund door een jonge bacchant

About this artwork

blad: hoogte 173 mm x breedte 131 mm

Art Historical Context

This enchanting engraving, titled *Silenus ondersteund een jonge bacchant*Silenus Supported by Young Bacchante), to the Northern Renaissance period between 1520 and 1575. Created anonymously it captures a lively mythological scene from classical antiquity: Silenus, the jolly, inebriated companion of Dionysus (Bacchus), is steadied by a youthful female follower, or bacchante. The compact dimensions—173 mm high by 131 mm wide—make it a delicate gem, perfectly suited for collectors' albums or scholarly books of the era. Engravings like this one were revolutionary in the 16th century, allowing ar...

About the Artist

anonymous

In the vast tapestry of art history, "Anonymous" stands not as a singular individual but as a collective designation for countless unidentified creators whose works have endured across millennia. These artists, spanning prehistoric cave painters to medieval illuminators and folk craftsmen, produced the foundational layers of human visual culture. Prior to the Renaissance, when individual fame emer...