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The Drunken Silenus

The god’s old tutor, carried home by the procession.

What

Silenus, the oldest companion of Bacchus, staggers forward, held upright by the satyrs and revellers of the god’s train.

Why

Rubens kept returning to Silenus as the honest face of the vine: the body a feast leaves behind.

Notice

The weight of him, every arm in the picture bent to keep one heavy man on his feet.

“Every great table needs someone to carry the last guest home.”

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 27x41" cleanly.

Size

$49.00

Honesty

Reproduction

A faithful reproduction of a public-domain work. Source: Alte Pinakothek, Munich.

Kind: reproduction
Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
Era: Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1618–25
Source: Alte Pinakothek, Munich

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Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (source published 1930 or earlier). Cleared by registry on 2026-11-01. Alte Pinakothek, Munich. Wikimedia Commons imageinfo + wikitext read 2026-11-01: 5000x4889 image/jpeg; licence template {{PD-Art|PD-old-100-expired}}; extmetadata License=pd.