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Satyr statue decorated with garlands
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Satyr statue decorated with garlands

Gerard Melder · 1725 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

A satyr statue is being decorated with flower garlands by nymphs. To reach the head, the nymphs sit on the shoulders of bacchantes. Around the statue, a bacchanal with wine and music takes place. To the left, a bacchant urinates into a satyr's mouth.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printmale bacchant(es)
Credit lineSaterbeeld met guirlandes versiert. 1725. Gerard Melder. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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