The festival of Diana, interrupted by satyrs (Feste de Diane, troublée par des Satyres): nymphs gathered around the bust of Diana in a stone niche at center, surprised by the arrival of satyrs from either side, from 'Les Bacchanales; Quatres Festes'
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
sheet: 10 1/4 x 15 3/4 in. (26 x 40 cm) plate: 8 11/16 x 14 9/16 in. (22.1 x 37 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession Number
2012.136.376
Tags
NymphsDianaSatyrsTrees
About the Artist
Claude Gillot|Pierre François Basan · 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