Sater bedrijft de liefde met een nimf

About this artwork

height 154 mm x width 107 mm

Art Historical Context

Behold Agostino Carracci's *Sater bedrijft de liefde een nimf* (Satyr Makes Love with aymph), a delicate engraving from 1559 measuring just 154 mm high by 107 mm wide. by the Italian artist Agostino Carracci, a figure in the Bolog school alongside his brothers Annibale and Ludico, this intimate print captures a mythological encounter between a lusty satyr and a nymph Carracci's early work reflects the Renaissance fascination with classical antiquity, blending eroticism with natural grace in a format perfect for collectors' cabinets. Engraving, as a medium, was revolutionary for its precision—...

About the Artist

Agostino Carracci · 1557–1602

Agostino left his profession as a tailor to become an artist. His earliest works were engravings, which was an extremely profitable practice and he was famed for having attained new heights of perfection. He was also a skilled painter and collaborated with his famous relations on various commisions. Comment on works: Religious; Portraits.