Venuses, nymphs and satyrs
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In Greek mythology, satyrs (in Ancient Greek: Σάτυροι — Sátyroi) are a troop of male companions of Pan and Dionysus that roamed the woods and mountains. In mythology they are often associated with male sex drive and many artists have portrayed them with erections. Satyrs acquired their goat-like aspect through later conflation with the Roman Faunus, a carefree nature spirit of similar temperament. Satyrs are described as roguish but faint-hearted folk — subversive and dangerous, yet shy and cowardly. As Dionysiac creatures they are lovers of wine, women and boys, and are ready for every physical pleasure. They love to dance with the nymphs with whom they are obsessed and whom they often pursue.
In early modern Western art, Venuses, nymphs and satyrs are the stock characters of erotic painting and nude painting.[1].
Works of art
- Satyr mourning over a nymph (c. 1495) by Piero di Cosimo
- Satyr flogging a Nymph by Agostino Carracci
- Venus, Adonis and Cupid by Annibale Carracci
- Venus (or a Nymph) Spied On by Satyrs by Nicolas Poussin
- Musical Satyr and Nymph with Baby (Satyr's Family) by Albrecht Dürer
- Venus and Cupid with a Satyr by Antonio da Correggio
- Nymph and Satyr, sculpture by by Théodore Géricault
- Nymphs and Satyr by artist William-Adolphe Bouguereau
- Nymph and Satyr (Cabanel)[2] (Nymphe et Satyr, 1860) by Cabanel
See also
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