Silenus Supported by Two Satyrs

Silenus Supported by Two Satyrs

Peter Paul Rubens

n.d.

Accession Number

84209

Medium

Black and white chalk on blue laid paper

Dimensions

25.8 × 28 cm (10 3/16 × 11 1/16 in.)

Classification

chalk

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection

Background & Context

Background Story

Peter Paul Rubens's Silenus Supported by Two Satyrs depicts the drunken companion of Dionysus.

Cultural Impact

The Silenus theme explores the boundaries of the human body.

Why It Matters

This work contrasts age with youth.