Bacchic revel with Silenus in the centre riding a goat

Andrea Schiavone (Andrea Meldola) Italian

ca. 1540–43

Not on view

In his prints as in his paintings, Schiavone combined elongated Mannerist forms derived from his study of Parmigianino with the tonal atmosphere characteristic of Venetian art. In this depiction of Silenus riding a goat in the company of a priapic satyr and an ecstatic bacchante, the indistinct contours of figures shaped by webs of hatching create a vibrant sense of movement.

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Title: Bacchic revel with Silenus in the centre riding a goat
Artist: Andrea Schiavone (Andrea Meldola) (Italian, Zadar (Zara) ca. 1510?–1563 Venice)
Date: ca. 1540–43
Medium: Etching with plate tone
Dimensions: Sheet: 6 in. × 4 7/16 in. (15.2 × 11.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926
Object Number: 26.70.3(189)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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