Tankard: Bacchanal with the Drunken Silenus, and the Infant Silenus, mid-17th century
Based on the 1616-1617 painting by Peter Paul Rubens
Ivory: German Sculptor
Silver: David Schwestermüller
born Ulm, Germany, 1596; died Augsburg, Germany, 1678
ivory and gilded silver; leather case
30.0 x 22.5 x 16.0 cm
The Thomson Collection © Art Gallery of Ontario
Art of the Day
January 14, 2009
Last modified on November 23, 2009