Sculpture
Nymph and Satyr
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- Date
- ca. 1850-1875
- Accession number
- 78.20.54
- Makers
- formerly attributed to Clodion(Opens in new tab) (French, 1738–1814)
- Unknown, French, 19th Century(Opens in new tab) (French)
- Dimensions
- 13 × 14 × 12 1/2 in. (33 × 35.6 × 31.8 cm.)
- Medium
- sand-cast bronze; marble socle
- Description
- Satyr seated on a hillock, his pipes and staff lying on the ground near his cloven hoofs; he holds a bunch of grapes above the expectant, upturned face of a nude nymph who lies across his knees, her arms embracing him. Around them are strewn a tambourine and grapes, thyrsus and pipes. Dark patina. On bleu turquin marble base.
