Head of a Satyr (Silenus) — Peter Paul Rubens | DiscoverArt

Peter Paul Rubens

Head of a Satyr (Silenus)

ca. 1620–30

Black chalk and brush and brown wash

24.1 × 18.4 cm (9.5 × 7.2 in)

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