Two Satyrs Leading Silenus to King Midas

Artist Giulo di Antonio Bonasone Italian, ca. 1510-ca.1576

Date16th Century

MediumEngraving on laid paper

DimensionsOverall: 5 9/16 x 8 11/16 in. (14.1 x 22.1 cm)
Image Size: 5 1/2 x 8 9/16 in. (14 x 21.7 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineGift in memory of Leon H. and Marie Buttlar Sparling by their family

Object number2008.20.4

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SignedSigned in the plate at the center bottom of the image "I·· BONAHSO·F"

InscribedIn pencil on the reverse: A large cursive inscription across the top "G Bonason S(?)ilen__(probably Silenus) followed by two illegible works or names and finally "Mir ____(?); below this the number "11" in a circle; along the bottom edge, "APG 17594" and B. 89 _? (apparent reference to Bartsch).

DescriptionTwo satyrs supporting a half-kneeling figure with Satyr-like pointed ears (Silenus) as they face a toga clad male figure wearing a crown (Midas) flanked by two other toga clad men. Silenus' bent right knee is on or above what looks like a plump cloth bag with drawstring neck (possiby a money bag in reference to Midas?). The head and neck of a donkey, an animal often associated with carrying the drunken Silenus, appears in the upper rightExhibition History"Old Master Prints from the Sparling Family Collection", Hoopes Gallery, The Hyde Collection, February 28 - May 24, 2009.ProvenanceNew York, NY, C. & J. Goodfriend (print dealers)
2007, Houston, TX, Tobin Sparling
2008, Glens Falls, NY, The Hyde Collection Trust