What a fine conglomeration of hooves! Etchings by J. Audran (Source: Wellcome Collection)
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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…
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
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…
Satyre by René Lalique
Satyre, Perfume Bottle with Stopper by René Lalique, 1933, Corning Museum of Glass. René Jules Lalique was a French glass designer known for his creations of glass art, perfume bottles, vases, jewelry, chandeliers, clocks, and automobile hood ornaments.
Satyr and Damsel
This is more than likely a rendition of Jupiter and Antiope where Jupiter is stealing the blankets from the princess. However, I do find there is a certain tenderness to this scene absent the voyeurism so often associated with this myth. I think perhaps it’s because the woman is shown fully clothed versus half dressed….
Sala di Amore e Psiche
Giulio Romano (1524) The fresco on the western side wall represents the wedding banquet to celebrate Amore and Psiche’s wedding. Satyrs and voluptuous young women join together to enjoy the party and mingle with some characters drew from Federico’s real guests. In this way, Giulio Romano is able to mirror in Apuleio’s myth the Gonzaga family and…
Hymn of Pan by Shelley
Hymn of Pan By Percy Bysshe Shelley From the forests and highlands We come, we come; From the river-girt islands, Where loud waves are dumb Listening to my sweet pipings. The wind in the reeds and the rushes, The bees on the bells of thyme, The birds on the myrtle bushes, The cicale above…
The Faun and the Woodcutter’s Daughter Barbara Leonie Picard
This is one of the most beautiful and lyrical books of original fairy tales I’ve ever read. A companion volume to the exceptional The Lady and the Linden Tree (1962), [The Faun and the Woodcutter’s Daughter] illustrates once again [Barbara Leonie Picard’s] knack of wrapping new story fabric around traditional material. The fourteen fairy tales…
Dyonisian Architectural Salvage
This Bacchus was saved from a building that was recently demolished in NYC and is now for sale. He’s nearly 6 feet tall. I keep thinking about all the amazing things he’s seen through the years perched up 25 stories above the metropolis. I absolutely love this piece of NYC history. So glad he was…
The Crock of Gold
The Crock of Gold is a comic novel written by Irish author James Stephens and first published in 1912. A mixture of philosophy, Irish folklore and the “battle of the sexes”, it consists of six books, Book 1 – The Coming of Pan, Book 2 – The Philosophers Journey, Book 3 – The Two Gods, Book 4 – The Philosophers Return, Book 5 – The Policemen,…
Nymphenburg Palace Pan
What was my favorite part of the Nymphenburg Palace: The statue of Pan! This stunning statue sculpted in 1815 by Peter Simon out of Carrara marble is set in a stunning little cove which is elevated slightly. it’s an idyllic location for the resting satyr and his goat. The pair overlooks the spring which flows…
Satyr Playing the Pipe (Jupiter’s Childhood)
Jacob Jordaens c.1639 In the foreground stands the powerful figure of a satyr playing the flute with a melancholy air in an arcadian environment. This type of vigorous and naked figure, related to the classical and mythological world, is a recurring theme in Jordaens’ work. This painting highlights the skill of the painter. Long vibrant brushstrokes…
Landscape with Nymph and Satyr Dancing
Creator: Claude Lorrain Date Created: 1641 Near a majestic temple ruin, a flute-playing shepherd and his companion make music with some nature spirits. One nymph beats a tambourine while the other dances with a satyr—rather warily, in view of the latter’s leer and lustful nature. The light that streams through the columns, leaving most of the…
Frisky Satyr 