A satyr stalking a sleeping nymph was a popular erotic motif in the Italian Renaissance. The source of inspiration was the discovery in 1512 of a marble statue from antiquity, which was placed in the garden of the Vatican. Mirrored print after the original by Agostino Carracci.
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Anonymous Master
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Agostino Carracci
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Donato Rasciotti
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| Title | Satyr Approaching a Sleeping Nymph |
| Date | ca. 1594 - 1597 |
| Period | 16th century |
| Medium and support | burin engraving AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | inscription on the reverse: S |
| stamps (tools) on the reverse: Stad Gent / Museum voor Schone Kunsten | |
| inscription on the reverse: 2 | |
| inscription on the reverse: 2 | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type |
burin engraving
AAT
reproductive prints AAT |
| Inventory number | 2013-EJ |
| Acquisition credit | unknown |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2013-EJ |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/6618/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300417629
mythologies (religious concept)
AAT
300015636 landscapes AAT 300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
31A72
female sex; woman
Iconclass
31AA the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) - AA - female human figure Iconclass 31B1 sleeping; unconsciousness Iconclass 31B13 sleeping on the ground Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 92 gods ~ classical mythology Iconclass 92L3 nymphs (in general); 'Ninfe in commune' (Ripa) Iconclass 92L4 satyrs, fauns, Sileni Iconclass 92L41 satyr(s) (in general) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Renaissance AAT |
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