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The picture came from Rubens’s studio in Antwerp and it seems to have been a joint effort by several young artists working there. But the superb rendering of Silenus’ bloated, happy face and the folds and bulges of his solid, glowing flesh strongly suggest that they were painted by the young Anthony van Dyck.
Title
Drunken Silenus supported by Satyrs
Date
about 1620
Medium
Oil on canvas
Measurements
H 133.5 x W 197 cm
Accession number
NG853
Acquisition method
Bought, 1871
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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