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Engraving of bearded Silenus crowned with vines, holding grapes, with a maenad on his left and a laughing faun on his right.

Silenus with grapes, flanked by a maenad and a faun, engraving after Rubens

An engraving shows a bearded, crowned Silenus, bare-chested and grasping a cluster of grapes, flanked by a curly-haired maenad on the left and a laughing faun on the right. Grapes and vine leaves fill the foreground, with a draped cloth and a fur-like garment visible in the composition.

Artist
Peter Paul Rubens
Date
1768
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3226 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1768.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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