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Silenus Holding the Child Dionysus, Louvre Museum, Paris

c. 1860s

Charles Soulier

(French, 1830–1900)
Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
albumen print from collodion negative
Measurements
Image: 39.5 x 18.4 cm (15 9/16 x 7 1/4 in.); Paper: 40.7 x 30.5 cm (16 x 12 in.); Mounted: 47.2 x 34.4 cm (18 9/16 x 13 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of George Stephanopoulos 2016.538
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A vertically oriented albumen print depicts a light-toned marble sculpture of Silenus, a nude bearded man, cradling the infant Dionysus. Silenus leans against a tree trunk draped with cloth and grapevines, holding the nude child across his chest. The infant reaches one arm toward the man's face. The sculpture stands on a circular base atop a tall rectangular pedestal, centered against a dark background.

Silenus Holding the Child Dionysus, Louvre Museum, Paris

c. 1860s

Charles Soulier

(French, 1830–1900)
France, 19th century

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