
A Bacchanal, Silenus supported by two bacchants in the centre, at right a female satyr reclining on a bed and another pulling the horns on a statue of Priapus, various other figures fill the composition
Marcantonio Raimondi · ca. 1510–13
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"A Bacchanal" is an engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi, created between approximately 1510 and 1513. The composition depicts Silenus supported by two bacchants in the center. To the right, a female satyr reclines on a bed, and another pulls the horns on a statue of Priapus, with various other figures completing the scene. The sheet measures 15 × 51.8 cm (5 7/8 × 20 3/8 in.) and was acquired by The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1917 through the Joseph Pulitzer Bequest.
Marcantonio Raimondi, an Italian engraver and printmaker, was active in the 16th century, born in 1480 and deceased in 1534. No nationality is provided in the artist authority record. Details regarding the artwork's culture, provenance, exhibitions, or specific literature are not available in the provided catalogue record.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds several other works attributed to Raimondi, including another version of "A Bacchanal" with a slightly different description (ca. 1510–13), "The Judgment of Paris" (ca. 1510–20), and "Adam and Eve" (ca. 1512–14). Other holdings include "Descent from the Cross" (ca. 1555), "The Holy Trinity" (ca. 1500–27), "Satyr and Nymph" (ca. 1500–34), "Standing Male Nude" (ca. 1506), and "Mars seated at the left" (1508).
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