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A Satyr Creeps Upon a Sleeping Nymph
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A Satyr Creeps Upon a Sleeping Nymph

Gerard de Lairesse · 1668 · etching; paper

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

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A satyr creeps up on a sleeping nymph and is held back by a child. On the left in the background maenads dance in a landscape.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printmaenad(s), female bacchant(es)satyr(s) pursuing nymph(s)sleepingunconsciousness
Credit lineSater besluipt een slapende nimf. 1668. Gerard de Lairesse. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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