Satyr Leading Goat on which a Infant Rides, from "Ex Antiquis Cameorum et Gemmae Delineata"
Medium
Engraving; third state
Dimensions
plate: 3 7/16 x 4 7/8 in. (8.8 x 12.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Accession Number
49.97.431
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold this enchanting engraving, *Satyr Leading Goat on an Infant Rides*, a delicate reproduction from the Renaissance series *Ex Antiquisorum et Gemmae Data* ("Drawn from Ancientos and Gems"). Captured in intricate lines on a modest plate measuring just 3 7/16 x 4 7/8 inches, it depicts a playful mythological scene: a mischievous satyr guiding a goat that carries a cherubic infant. Published around 1599–1622, this third-state impression reflects the era's fascination with classical antiquity, where artists meticulously copied ancient gems and cameos to revive Greco-Roman myths for contempora...
About the Artist
Francesco Angeloni|Battista Franco|Philippe Thomassin|Enea Vico|Anonymous, Italian, 16th century (Italian|Italian|French|Italian|Italian) · 1559 |1510 |1562 |1523 |1500 –1652 |1561 |1622 |1567 |1600
Terni 1559 or 1587–1652 Rome|Italian, Venice ca. 1510–1561 Venice|French, Troyes 1562–1622 Rome|Italian, Parma 1523–1567 Ferrara|