Landscape with Satyr, Goats and Other Figures
Medium
Pen and brown and gray ink with brush and gray wash on gray laid paper, laid down on ivory wove card
Dimensions
14.2 × 20 cm (5 5/8 × 7 7/8 in.)
Classification
pen and ink drawings
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
81021
Art Historical Context
Abraham Genoels II1640–1723), a Flemish Baroque artist renowned for his intricate landscapes and engravings, crafted this *Landscape with Satyr, Goats and Other Figures Though undated, the work exemplifies his mastery of pastoral scenes infused with mythological whimsy—a satyr amid goats and figures evokes the idyllic, Arcadian worlds popularized in 17th-century Northern European art, blending nature's harmony with classical reverie. Executed in pen and brown and gray ink with brush and wash on gray laid paper this intimate drawing (14.2 × 20 cm) showcases Genoels's virtuoso technique. The mi...