Sheet from a Sketchbook: The Triumph of Silenus; Sacrifice to Bacchus, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, traces of graphite on cream laid paper, Upper image. Silenus, supported by a Maenad, rides upon a donkey. He holds a bowl to his lips with his left hand and a pitcher in his right. He is accompanied by young satyrs. An elephant is shown in the rear., Lower image: A priest sacrifices wine at right. A woman in flowing robes leads a goat with her right hand and offers a dish laden with fruit and grapes with her left. She is accompanied by two young satyrs carrying a large pitcher. A temple and satyr herm are visible in the shadows., Italy, 1800–1810, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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Sheet, Sketchbook, Triumph, Silenus, Sacrifice, Bacchus, Felice Giani, Italian, 1758–1823, Pen, brown ink, brush, brown wash, traces, graphite, cream laid paper, Upper image, Silenus, supported, Maenad, rides upon, donkey, holds, bowl, lips, left hand, pitcher, right, accompanied, young satyrs, elephant, shown, rear, Lower image, priest sacrifices wine, right, woman, flowing robes leads, goat, right hand, offers, dish laden, fruit, grapes, left, accompanied, two young satyrs carrying, large pitcher, temple, satyr herm, visible, shadows, Italy, 1800–1810, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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