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Bacchanal with Silenus
Silenus, crowned and soaked, carried along by the revel.
What
A crowned Silenus, saturated with drink, is borne along by satyrs and companions in a frieze of nude figures against a vine.
Why
Cleveland’s record suggests Mantegna conceived it as the right half of his Bacchanal with a Wine Vat; the museum holds this 1481 engraving (1924.223), CC0.
Notice
The figures stand on one shallow ledge, the way they would on a carved Roman coffin.
“One of the first engravings made in Italy was a party.”
Format
The full-resolution, colour-managed file — yours to print and keep. Editions ship with their certificate.
Sized to protect print quality — this source supports sizes up to 11x17" cleanly.
Size
$39.00
Honesty
ReproductionA faithful reproduction of a public-domain work. Source: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1924.223.
- Kind
- reproduction
- Artist
- Andrea Mantegna
- Era
- Mantua, 1481
- Source
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (source published 1930 or earlier). Cleared by open-access-registrar on 2026-11-01. Licence tag cc-zero, read on the Wikimedia Commons file record on 2026-11-01. Held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1924.223.
