The Triumph of Silenus
late 16th–early 17th century
Medium
Lead
Dimensions
11 1/2 × 33 in. (29.2 × 83.8 cm)
Classification
Sculpture
Culture
possibly Netherlandish
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Allen H. and Elizabeth S.C. Merrill, 1969
Accession Number
69.254
Tags
About the Artist
Cornelis Bos · 1510–1556
Cornelis Bos (c. 1506/10–before 1555), a Netherlandish engraver, printseller, and publisher born in 's-Hertogenbosch, emerged as a pivotal figure in the Antwerp print trade during the mid-16th century. His early life remains sparsely documented, with no records of formal training or mentors, though he was active in Antwerp by 1537, producing his earliest known engraving, *Prudence and Justice*, af...