Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665)
Le Triomphe de Silène (The Triumph of Silenus)
c.1636
Oil on canvas, 142.9 × 120.5 cm
National Gallery, London
This was one of three bacchanalian scenes Poussin painted for the powerful French minister, Cardinal de Richelieu (1585–1642).
See also:
• Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis de (1585-1642)