Head of Silenus

c. 1547–87 Platemark: 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/2025.137

This engraving by the Mantuan artist Adamo Scultori is based on an untraced design for stuccowork designed by Giulio Romano at the duke of Mantua’s Palazzo del Te. Silenus was the mythological teacher of Bacchus. Known for his great wisdom, which was enhanced by wine, he was o...

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Italy
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engraving
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Print
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Prints

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