The March of Silenus
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
Sheet: 17 5/8 × 13 3/8 in. (44.7 × 33.9 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Accession Number
51.501.7695
Tags
Art Historical Context
"The March of Silenus is a striking woodcut around 1652 the collaboration of Flemish master Paul Rubens and skilled wood Christoffel Je. Rubens, a central of the Baroque period supplied the dynamic design, which Jegher translated the bold lines and textures the woodcut medium. The resulting print captures lively mythological procession featuring men birds, rendered with movement typical of Rubens’s compositions. Woodcuts this one played a vital in the 17 century by allowing artists to their work widely beyond original painting or drawing. roughly 17 58 by 13 3/ inches, this sheet exemplifies ...