Bacchus and Drunken Silenus—The Dream of Silenus
An etching and engraving in black on cream paper shows a reclining, heavyset bearded figure with vine leaves in his hair sprawled on rocky ground in the foreground. Behind him, figures sit at a table crowded with goblets, bowls and ornate vessels, while a satyr-like companion looks on.
- Artist
- Frans van den Wyngaerde
- Date
- 1635/40
- Medium
- Etching and engraving in black on cream laid paper
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 1341 px
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with funds provided by Thomas Baron in honor of Dr. Joel Heller and Mark Belokon
Español: Baco y Sileno ebrio, El sueño de Sileno
Un aguafuerte y grabado en negro sobre papel crema muestra en primer plano a un corpulento personaje barbado, con hojas de vid en el cabello, recostado sobre un terreno rocoso. Detrás, varias figuras se sientan a una mesa llena de copas, cuencos y vasijas ornamentadas.
Português: Baco e Sileno embriagado, O sonho de Sileno
Uma gravura em água-forte e buril, em tinta preta sobre papel vergê creme, mostra em primeiro plano uma figura barbada e corpulenta, com folhas de videira nos cabelos, largada sobre o chão rochoso. Atrás dele, figuras sentam-se a uma mesa cheia de taças, tigelas e vasos ornamentados.