Kneeling Satyr

c. 1520
cast after a model by the workshop of
(Italian, c.1496-c.1543)
Overall: 23.4 cm (9 3/16 in.)
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Greek and Roman art and literature typically used satyrs as a form of grotesque comic relief, but Renaissance artists adopted them as jovial celebratory figures of nature and revelry.
Kneeling Satyr

Kneeling Satyr

c. 1520

Severo da Ravenna

(Italian, c.1496-c.1543)
Italy, Ravenna, 16th century

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