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The Feast of Midas to welcome Silenus

Plaquette
1575-1600 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This lead plaquette depicts the feast of Midas to welcome Silenus. In the middle ground nude women, men and satyrs are shown seated around a circular table furnished with plates of food, talking and listening to music. In the background there is a tree-lined path leading to a hilltop town while in the foreground, on the right a man reclines, on the left and two baby satyrs are eating from a large dish on the ground, and on the left a large urn. The composition is based on a design by Guglielmo della Porta.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Feast of Midas to welcome Silenus (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Lead
Brief description
Lead, Flemish, probably by Jacob Cornelisz Cobaert (1535-1615) after a design by Guglielmo della Porta (active 1534-1577)
Physical description
In the middle ground nude women, men and satyrs seated around a circular table furnished with plates of food, talking and listening to music. In the background a tree-lined path leading to a hilltop town. In the foreground, on the right a man reclining, on the left two baby satyrs eating from a large dish on the ground, and on the left a large urn.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 17cm
Credit line
Given by Mrs René de l'Hopital
Production
After a design by Guglielmo della Porta. Possibly the Feast of Midas to Welcome Silenus (?)
Subjects depicted
Summary
This lead plaquette depicts the feast of Midas to welcome Silenus. In the middle ground nude women, men and satyrs are shown seated around a circular table furnished with plates of food, talking and listening to music. In the background there is a tree-lined path leading to a hilltop town while in the foreground, on the right a man reclines, on the left and two baby satyrs are eating from a large dish on the ground, and on the left a large urn. The composition is based on a design by Guglielmo della Porta.
Bibliographic reference
Weber, I. Deutsche...Renaissanceplaketten. Munich, 1975, cat. no. 672
Collection
Accession number
A.37-1936

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Record createdJanuary 21, 2004
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