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A Satyr Surprising a Sleeping Nymph

Agostino Carracci · c. 1590 - c. 1595 · engraving; paper

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

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A sleeping nymph in a landscape. In the background left a satyr gesturing to the viewer that he must be silent. The satyr is about to startle the nymph.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print nymphs (in general)satyr(s) (in general)sleeping unconsciousness

Credit lineSater verrast een slapende nimf. c. 1590 - c. 1595. Agostino Carracci. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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