The Education (L'Education): in a forest, to right an old satyr instructor holding a wand, teaching a group of children, to the left a merchant of orvietan trying to attract spectators with his act, from 'The lives of satyrs' (La vie des satyres)

Q: When was "The Education (L'Education): in a forest, to right an old satyr instructor holding a wand, teaching a group of children, to the left a merchant of orvietan trying to attract spectators with his act, from 'The lives of satyrs' (La vie des satyres)" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1700–1720.

Q: Is "The Education (L'Education): in a forest, to right an old satyr instructor holding a wand, teaching a group of children, to the left a merchant of orvietan trying to attract spectators with his act, from 'The lives of satyrs' (La vie des satyres)" in the public domain?

Yes, The Education (L'Education): in a forest, to right an old satyr instructor holding a wand, teaching a group of children, to the left a merchant of orvietan trying to attract spectators with his act, from 'The lives of satyrs' (La vie des satyres) is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Claude Gillot|Jean Audran

ca. 1700–1720

The Education (L'Education): in a forest, to right an old satyr instructor holding a wand, teaching a group of children, to the left a merchant of orvietan trying to attract spectators with his act, from 'The lives of satyrs' (La vie des satyres) by Claude Gillot|Jean Audran

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

sheet: 10 5/16 x 13 9/16 in. (26.2 x 34.5 cm) plate: 10 1/4 x 13 3/8 in. (26 x 34 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011

Accession Number

2012.136.373.4

Tags

SatyrsMerchants

Art Historical Context

Step into the whimsical world of early 18th-century French with *The Education (L'E)*, an etching from Claude Gillot's series * Lives of Satyrs (La vie des saty)*, printed around 1700–1720. In this lively forest scene, an elderly satyr instructor brandishes a wand on the right, schooling a cluster of wide-eyed young satyrs—mythical half-human, half-goat creatures symbolizing untamed nature and folly. To the left, a flamboyant merchant hawks "orvietan," a dubious cure-all elixir, drawing in curious onlookers with his theatrical antics. This playful contrast pits earnest learning against streetw...

About the Artist

Claude Gillot|Jean Audran · 1673–1722

Artist known for his elegant designs done in the Rococo manner of Audran; also for his predilection for scenes from the 'comedia dell'arte.' Few paintings survive; his work is known mainly through drawings and etchings. Comment on works: Genre; History

The Education (L'Education): in a forest, to right an old satyr instructor holding a wand, teaching a group of children, to the left a merchant of orvietan trying to attract spectators with his act, from 'The lives of satyrs' (La vie des satyres)

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