Satyrs Collection

Dionysus and two Maenads. Attic black-figured amphora, ca 550-530 BC. Found in the Collection of Bibliothe que Nationale de France

A child and a satyr child playing with a goat, ca. 1657. Creator: Stefano della Bella
A child and a satyr child playing with a goat, ca. 1657

Silenus gathering Grapes, c. 1598. Artist: Carracci, Annibale (1560-1609)
Silenus gathering Grapes, c. 1598. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Mask of a satyr, 2nd century AD, white marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy
6384376 Mask of a satyr, 2nd century AD, white marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Rome

Mask of a satyr, 2nd century AD, white marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy
6384374 Mask of a satyr, 2nd century AD, white marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Rome

Pan and a hamadryad (mosaic)
6384228 Pan and a hamadryad (mosaic); Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Pan and a hamadryad); Photo © Stefano Baldini.

Statuette of a satyr
7287258 Statuette of a satyr; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Statuette of a satyr. Early imperial period inspired by late classical Greek art)

Satyr playing the flute
7287222 Satyr playing the flute; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Satyr playing the flute. Roman copy, second half of the 1st century AD of an Hellenistic bronze)

Acete, held prisoner by two soldiers, narrates the deeds of Bacchus to Pentheus and his retinue of warriors
8683582 Acete, held prisoner by two soldiers, narrates the deeds of Bacchus to Pentheus and his retinue of warriors, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger

Venus gives the crown to Ariadne; on the clouds Venus, surrounded by cupids
8683580 Venus gives the crown to Ariadne; on the clouds Venus, surrounded by cupids, offers the crown of Vulcan to Ariadne seated next to Bacchus, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger

Medea, in front of a tripod, rejuvenates the nurses of Bacchus placed in front of the sorceress in the company of
8683579 Medea, in front of a tripod, rejuvenates the nurses of Bacchus placed in front of the sorceress in the company of the god, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger

Bacchus, with his old nurses and a satyr, asks Medea leaning against a column to rejuvenate the women
8683581 Bacchus, with his old nurses and a satyr, asks Medea leaning against a column to rejuvenate the women, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger

Statue of Dionysos with satyr
7287196 Statue of Dionysos with satyr; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Statue of Dionysos with satyr, dated 2nd century AD)

Statue of Dionysos with satyr
7287194 Statue of Dionysos with satyr; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Statue of Dionysos with satyr, dated 2nd century AD)

Mask of a satyr, 2nd century AD, white marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy
6384373 Mask of a satyr, 2nd century AD, white marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Rome

Mask of a satyr, 2nd century AD, white marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy
6384369 Mask of a satyr, 2nd century AD, white marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Rome

Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium
2626593 Medici Tigurini Historiae animalium; (add.info.: Illustration of a satyr or half man half beast monster, from 'medici Tigurini Historiae animalium' Historia animalium 1564; a)

House of Marcus Lucretius, Reg IX, Ins 3, 5, 24, Pompeii. View of the courtyard with impluvium
FLO4688078 House of Marcus Lucretius, Reg IX, Ins 3, 5, 24, Pompeii. View of the courtyard with impluvium, tablinum with mosaic floor, and garden with statues of satyrs and cupids

Faun or satyr, after a Roman statue
3480497 Faun or satyr, after a Roman statue; (add.info.: Faun or satyr, after a Roman statue. Illustration from supplement to 'L'antiquite expliquee et representee en figures'; (vols)

Pan and Daphnis, Boncompagni Ludovisi collection, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy
6384497 Pan and Daphnis, Boncompagni Ludovisi collection, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Pan and Daphnis)

Mask of a satyr, 2nd century AD, white marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy
6384370 Mask of a satyr, 2nd century AD, white marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Rome

Mask of a satyr, 2nd century AD, white marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy
6384368 Mask of a satyr, 2nd century AD, white marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Rome

Bacchus places the crown of Ariadne among the constellations, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683583 Bacchus places the crown of Ariadne among the constellations, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna

Title page of a 1654 edition of 'The Satyricon'. or Satyricon liber
5306424 Title page of a 1654 edition of 'The Satyricon'. or Satyricon liber; Universal History Archive/UIG.

House of Marcus Lucretius, Reg IX, Ins 3, 5, 24, Pompeii. View of the courtyard with impluvium
FLO4688083 House of Marcus Lucretius, Reg IX, Ins 3, 5, 24, Pompeii. View of the courtyard with impluvium, tablinum with mosaic floor, and raised garden with statue of Sylenus fountain

Dionysus and the satyr, Ludovisi collection, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy
6384451 Dionysus and the satyr, Ludovisi collection, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Dionysus and the satyr)

Third Period of Greek Sculpture, About 400-323 BC (engraving)
8644784 Third Period of Greek Sculpture, About 400-323 BC (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Third Period of Greek Sculpture, About 400-323 BC)

Bacchus reaches Ariadne abandoned by Theseus on the island of Naxos, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683553 Bacchus reaches Ariadne abandoned by Theseus on the island of Naxos, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna

Mask of a satyr, 2nd century AD, white marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy
6384375 Mask of a satyr, 2nd century AD, white marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Rome

Mask of a satyr, 2nd century AD, white marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy
6384372 Mask of a satyr, 2nd century AD, white marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Rome

John Flaxman's wine vase decorated with grape foliage, and a satyr grasping a ram's head. Chromolithograph W
FLO4689062 John Flaxman's wine vase decorated with grape foliage, and a satyr grasping a ram's head. Chromolithograph W

Nymphs and Satyr (chromolitho)
8677562 Nymphs and Satyr (chromolitho) by Bouguereau, William-Adolphe (1825-1905) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nymphs and Satyr.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection.

In the Forest, 1841 (oil on fabric)
XOS5879228 In the Forest, 1841 (oil on fabric) by Nanteuil, Celestin Francois (1813-73); 123.2x155.6 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Oinochoe of red figures for the Antesteria's party (ceramic)
UIG5415873 Oinochoe of red figures for the Antesteria's party (ceramic); (add.info.: It depicts Dionysos, divinity of the wine, drunk and sustained by a satire. Attica, around 430 BC)

Satyr and Nymph, Boncompagni Ludovisi collection, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy
6384494 Satyr and Nymph, Boncompagni Ludovisi collection, National Roman Museum, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Altemps, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Satyr and Nymph)

Mask of a satyr, 2nd century AD, white marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy
6384377 Mask of a satyr, 2nd century AD, white marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Rome

Satyr, marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy
6384367 Satyr, marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Rome, Italy; Photo © Stefano Baldini.

Sleeping satyr, Barberini faun, unknown author, ante 1811 (marble)
6384281 Sleeping satyr, Barberini faun, unknown author, ante 1811 (marble); Museo di Roma, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Sleeping satyr, Barberini faun, unknown author, ante 1811)

Dancing satyr. Agathe and onyx cameo, 1st century BC. 3,6x2,8cm. No. 41, Inv. 25873
BEN5471563 Dancing satyr. Agathe and onyx cameo, 1st century BC. 3,6x2,8cm. No. 41, Inv. 25873. Museo Nazionale Archeologico, Napoli (Archaeological Museum of Naples).; Museo Archeologico Nazionale

Centaurs & Satyrs : Centaurs & Satyrs. From the 1642 book Monstrorum Historia by Ulisse Aldrovandi (Bologna)
UIG5327162 Centaurs & Satyrs : Centaurs & Satyrs. From the 1642 book Monstrorum Historia by Ulisse Aldrovandi (Bologna, 1522-1605)

Bacchus and Silenus towards Lydia, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting)
8683589 Bacchus and Silenus towards Lydia, 1650-52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna, Italy; (add.info.: Sassuolo)

Mask of a satyr, first half of the second century, white marble,museo nazionale romano
868299 Mask of a satyr, first half of the second century, white marble,museo nazionale romano, found at the terme di Diocleziano, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome

Jacob Paul von Gundling, German historian (engraving)
8664075 Jacob Paul von Gundling, German historian (engraving) by German School, (18th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Satirical caricature of Jacob Paul von Gundling)

The Misanthrope, 1896 (engraving)
ELD4833587 The Misanthrope, 1896 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Misanthrope, Engraving from "Works" by Jean-Baptiste Poquelin dit Moliere (Jean Baptiste Poquelin)

Satyr and Nymph with Birds. Module of a wallpaper, c.1525. Creator: Beham, Hans Sebald (1500-1550)
Satyr and Nymph with Birds. Module of a wallpaper, c.1525. Private Collection

Landscape with Satyrs, between 1643 and 1648. Creator: Stefano della Bella
Landscape with Satyrs, between 1643 and 1648. From Six Animal Subjects

The county of Holland versus Free Republic, 1710-1720. Creator: Anon
The county of Holland versus Free Republic, 1710-1720. Two satyrs with flags. Left: County of Holland. Right: Free Republic

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Satyrs, mythical creatures with the body of a man and the legs of a goat, have captivated artists throughout history. In Richard Dadd's masterpiece "The Fairy Fellers Master-Stroke, " these mischievous beings come to life in intricate detail. Carracci's painting "Silenus gathering Grapes" depicts a satyr indulging in one of their favorite pastimes - reveling in nature's bounty. Stefano della Bella captures the playful innocence between a child and a satyr child as they frolic alongside a goat. This charming scene reminds us that even mythical creatures can find joy in companionship. The ancient Greeks celebrated Dionysus, the god of wine and ecstasy, often accompanied by his loyal followers, the Maenads and satyrs. Grottesche decoration at Radnor House transports us to an English estate adorned with whimsical imagery featuring these enchanting creatures. It also found their place among frescoes depicting grand banquets where gods like Cupid and Psyche were honored. Michelangelo's sculpture showcases his mastery over form as he immortalizes the head of a satyr with exquisite precision. Bouguereau's painting "The youth of Bacchus" reveals how these mythical beings continue to inspire artists centuries later. In "Bacchanalia, " we witness wild celebrations filled with music, dance, and unrestrained merriment led by exuberant satyrs. A writing casket from the 16th century is adorned with gilt-bronze figures representing various mythological scenes including those involving Apollo and Muses. From ancient times to more recent periods, stories about they have fascinated humanity across cultures worldwide. These captivating creatures embody both our primal instincts and our connection to nature—a testament to their enduring allure for generations past and present alike.