The Funeral (Les Obseques): various satyrs gathered in a clearing, funeral pyre to left, a freshly dug grave and a tomb decorated with satyr heads and antlers in center, upon which musicians are seated, from 'The lives of satyrs' (La vie des satyres)

Q: When was "The Funeral (Les Obseques): various satyrs gathered in a clearing, funeral pyre to left, a freshly dug grave and a tomb decorated with satyr heads and antlers in center, upon which musicians are seated, from 'The lives of satyrs' (La vie des satyres)" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1700–1720.

Q: Is "The Funeral (Les Obseques): various satyrs gathered in a clearing, funeral pyre to left, a freshly dug grave and a tomb decorated with satyr heads and antlers in center, upon which musicians are seated, from 'The lives of satyrs' (La vie des satyres)" in the public domain?

Yes, The Funeral (Les Obseques): various satyrs gathered in a clearing, funeral pyre to left, a freshly dug grave and a tomb decorated with satyr heads and antlers in center, upon which musicians are seated, 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 Funeral (Les Obseques): various satyrs gathered in a clearing, funeral pyre to left, a freshly dug grave and a tomb decorated with satyr heads and antlers in center, upon which musicians are seated, from 'The lives of satyrs' (La vie des satyres) by Claude Gillot|Jean Audran

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

sheet: 10 3/8 x 13 13/16 in. (26.4 x 35.1 cm) plate: 10 3/16 x 13 3/8 in. (25.8 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

2012.136.373.1

Tags

SatyrsFunerals

Art Historical Context

In the whimsical etching *The Funeral (Les Obseques)*, created around 1700–1720, Claude Gillot and Jean Audran depict a satyr gathering in a forest clearing. To the left, a funeral pyre blazes, while at the center stands a freshly dug grave beside a tomb adorned with satyr heads and antlersperched atop it are musicians playing lively tunes. Part of the series *The Lives of Satyrs (La vie des satyres)*, this print humorously anthropomorphizes these mythological half-man, half-goat revelers, known from ancient Greek lore as followers of Dionysus, blending mourning with merrymaking. Gillot, a Fr...

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 Funeral (Les Obseques): various satyrs gathered in a clearing, funeral pyre to left, a freshly dug grave and a tomb decorated with satyr heads and antlers in center, upon which musicians are seated, from 'The lives of satyrs' (La vie des satyres)

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