The satyr and the peasant
Medium
Etching, first state of two
Dimensions
Sheet: 2 13/16 × 3 3/4 in. (7.2 × 9.5 cm) cut outside borderlines but within platemark
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917
Accession Number
17.50.18-245
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold *The Satyr and the Peasant*, a delicate etching from 1644, now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Department of Drawings and Prints.ributed to Adam Elsheimer alongside etchers Wenceslaus Hollar and van den Wyngaerde this first-state impression captures a whimsical mythological encounter in an intimate scale—measuring just 2 /16 × 3 3/4 inches. Acquired through the Joseph Pulitzer Bequest 1917, it 17th-century reproductive printmaking, where skilled engravers translated paintings into accessible prints for collectors. The scene evokes classical fables, featuring a satyr—a half-h...
About the Artist
Adam Elsheimer|Wenceslaus Hollar|Frans van den Wyngaerde · 1578–1610
Elsheimer's meticulously detailed small paintings on copper would establish him as the most influential artist to follow Albrecht Dürer. He most likely arrived in Italy ca. 1598, where he quite possibly was associated with Hans Rottenhammer, and then moved to Rome in 1600, where he remained until his death. Comment on works: Landscapes; Religious.