Excerpt from: The Works of Eminent Masters, in Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, and Decorative Arts, VOL II) A man of easy and universal talent, Bourdon had his day of glory and fame, and, more fortunate than many equally clever men, he has preserved the reputation of the past, and descended with approbation and smiles to…
Bacchus and Ariadne on the Island of Naxos by Sébastien Bourdon
Bacchus and Ariadne on the Island of Naxos, Sébastien Bourdon (Montpellier 1616-1671 Paris) Following the death of the Minotaur and his escape from the Labyrinth, the Greek hero Theseus unceremoniously abandoned Ariadne, daughter the Cretan king, Minos, on the Greek island of Naxos. Many variations of the myth exist; in most, Ariadne is discovered soon…
Nymphs and Satyrs by George Frederic Watts
Nymphs were female deities who lived either in the waters of the earth or on land. They were immortal and were generally thought of as young, beautiful virgins. Satyrs were demigods of the land with the heads of men but with the feet and legs of goats. They were most often in the company of…
Nymph and Satyr by Claude Michel Clodion
Clodion, who was brought up within a family of artists, studied at the École des élèves protégés before moving to the Académie de France in Rome, where he acquired the extensive knowledge of Classical Antiquity that was to be vital to him throughout his career. Inspired by the intimate style of the domestic sculpture of…
Nymphs and Satyr by William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Painted in 1873, Nymphs and Satyr is a painting of oil on canvas. A large, almost lifelike picture, it shows a group of nymphs bathing in a secluded pool. The picture shows a lustful satyr surprising the nymphs. In the painting, several of the nymphs have withdrawn into the shadows on the right. The other…
Gott und Welt, Albrecht Dürer
Gott und Welt. Randzeichnungen aus dem Gebetbuche des Kaiser Maximilian von Albrecht Dürer. Mit der ausführlichen Besprechung von J. W. v. Goethe. (God and the World. Outline drawings from the prayer book of Emperor Maximilian von Albrecht Dürer. With the detailed discussion of J. W. v. Goethe.) ILLUSTRATED COLLECTIBLE GERMAN LANGUAGE Publisher: Fritz Heyder, Berlin Copyright: 1909-10
Allegories by J. Audran
What a fine conglomeration of hooves! Etchings by J. Audran (Source: Wellcome Collection)
Baby’s Own Aesop, Illustrated by Walter Crane
Baby’s own Aesop, written and illustrated by Walter Crane. Publisher: Frederick Warne & Company, Ltd., London, 1890 Illustrated with color printed wood engravings. Walter Crane did the illustrations. The engraving and printing were done by Edmund Evans. At the age of 14, Walter Crane apprenticed under W. J. Lingon and learned how to draw on…
Hours of the Day by Charles Le Brun
Charles Le Brun (24 February 1619 – 12 February 1690) was the most important and influential designer during the reign of the French king, Louis XIV. His work in the Baroque style permeated design and decoration in almost every medium; for nearly thirty years he personally designed or supervised the production of most of the paintings, sculptures, and decorative…
Pan’s Pipes by Robert Louis Stevenson
[Excerpt from Pan’s Pipes by Robert Louis Stevenson, Published in 1910] The Greeks figured Pan, the god of Nature, now terribly stamping his foot, so that armies were dispersed; now by the woodside on a summer noon trolling on his pipe until he charmed the hearts of upland ploughmen. And the Greeks, in so figuring,…
The Pipes of Pan by Mariano Fortuny y Carbó
The Pipes of Pan, 1865. By Mariano Fortuny y Carbó (Spanish, 1838-1874). Watercolor with traces of pen and black ink; border in graphite. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin
16 Satyr Ex-libris Stamps
A bookplate (or book-plate, as it was commonly styled until the early 20th century), also known as ex-librīs (Latin for “from the books (or library) of”), is usually a small printed or decorative label pasted into a book, often on the front endpaper, to indicate ownership. Simple typographical bookplates are termed “book labels”. Bookplates typically bear a name, motto, device (coat-of-arms), crest, badge, or another motif…
Nymph and Satyr by Konstantin Yegorovich Makovsky
Konstantin Makovsky was born in Moscow on June 20, 1839. His father was the Russian art figure and amateur painter, Yegor Ivanovich Makovsky. His mother was a composer, and she hoped her son would one day follow in her footsteps. His younger brothers Vladimir and Nikolay and his sister Alexandra also went on to become painters. In 1851 Makovsky entered the Moscow…
10 Satyr Finds You Can Own
I love some of the fauns and satyrs that pop up on the web, so every so often I will post my latest finds. Play Music While Being Carried by a Satyr Description from the eBay seller: Up for sale is a very unique Italian Grotto music stool with a carved shell seat from the…
Bacchus Procession, Gubbio.
I visited Gubbio, Italy in November last year (2018) and spent some time in the Palazzo dei Consoli Civic Museum. The museum is impressive. It holds the Eugubine tablets, keys to deciphering the Umbrian language, and an extensive collection of archeological and religious artifacts. Tucked away in a small room in one of its many…
Frisky Satyr 