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A Satyr Pursuing a Nymph

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: A Satyr Pursuing a Nymph
  • Artist: Anonymous, French, School of Fontainebleau, 16th century
  • Date: ca. 1550–75
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk
  • Dimensions: 21-1/2 x 15-5/8 in. (54.6 x 39.7 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Guy Wildenstein, 2000
  • Object Number: 2000.89.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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