The Wine Press
c. 1517–20
- Medium
- engraving
- Dimensions
- 18.6 × 14.7 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-199688
Here, Silenus sits thoughtfully on a throne, wine cup in hand, accompanied by harvesters who carry and transfer grapes. The composition was invented by renowned painter Raphael, with whom engraver Marcantonio Raimondi had a long-standing collaborative relationship. The powerful poses of Silenus, the crouching man, and the statuesque woman can be traced to relief-carved Roman sarcophagi (stone coffins) probably known to Raphael. The print may record part of a now-lost painted bacchanalia image made by Raphael for the Duke of Ferrara’s palace in Italy. Bacchic subject matter showed the duke to …
Provenance
Hanna Jr., 1922.479
Registry history
- c. 1517–20 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art — prints
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