The Drunken SiIenus: Design for the 'Tazza Farnese', 1599–1600, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk, and stylus compass constructions. Framing lines in pen and brown ink and black chalk or charcoal, sheet: 10 1/16 x 10 1/16 in. (25.6 x 25.5 cm), Drawings, Annibale Carracci (Italian, Bologna 1560–1609 Rome), The debauched god Silenus of Greek mythology reclines in the center, already drunk and about to continue imbibing wine from the sack held by a horned satyr and a nude youth, while at either side putti climbing on the ornamental vines of the frame offer grapes to the group
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Drunken SiIenus, Design, Tazza Farnese, 1599–1600, Pen, brown ink, brush, wash, traces, black chalk, stylus compass constructions, Framing lines, pen, charcoal, sheet, 10 1/16 x 10 1/16, 25.6 25.5 cm, Drawings, Annibale Carracci, Italian, Bologna, 1560–1609, Rome, debauched, god, Silenus, Greek mythology, reclines, center, drunk, continue imbibing, wine, sack held, horned satyr, nude youth, side putti, climbing, ornamental vines, frame offer, grapes, group
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