Nymph Supported by Two Satyrs
Jean Honoré Fragonard French
Not on view
In this print set of four etchings (see also 1996.238.2-4), Fragonard presents playful bacchanalian scenes in the form of ancient stone reliefs framed by lush, sun-dappled greenery. Whether the reliefs are based on actual antiquities (as was long assumed) or are products of the artist’s imagination, the result is a tour de force of etching. The satyrs, the nymphs, and their offspring are imbued with a convincing sense of animation that belies the conceit of the compositions as depicting time-forgotten relics.
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