Silenus

Jusepe de Ribera

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a black and white drawing of a chaotic scene. A nude woman lies on the ground, on her back, with one arm raised. A man wearing an animal skin and a wreath of leaves and grapes on his head holds the woman's raised hand. He is sitting on a furry animal skin and holds a bunch of grapes. A second man, wearing a hat and carrying a basket on his head stands behind the first man. A third man is reclining on the ground on the right. A donkey's head with a bridle appears from the right. A large wooden barrel sits behind the man with the basket on his head. A bare tree and a leafy branch are visible. A man with a wreath on his head and a wine skin on his back looks on. The artist's signature and date appear to be in the bottom right corner.