The Drunken Silenus led by Satyrs
Category
Art / Wall paintings
Date
circa 1705
Materials
plaster, paint
Collection
Powis Castle and Garden, Powys
NT 1181278
Summary
Ceiling painting on plaster. Grisaille painting loosely derived from an engraving by Andrea Mantegna (1431-1506) The painting features Silenus dressed in vine leaves and surrounded by satyr's and maenads drinking and dancing. To Silenus' left is an ass being ridden by a child playing a horn. At the feet of the ass are three fallen figures; one male, one female and a baby.
Provenance
Painted by Gerard Lanscroon in 1705 for William Herbert, 2nd Marquess of Powis. Part of the original bequest of the property in 1952.