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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Etching of a bacchanal: a satyr playing pipes by a tree, and dancing putti and a satyr carrying vines and a basket of fruit.

Bacchanal with satyr playing a lute and surrounded by four figures, who look toward a succession of three putti and a…

Giulio Carpioni, 1640-60

Pen and wash drawing of a bacchanal with nude women, wreathed revelers, putti, grapevines and classical columns in a garden.

Bacchanal

Jean-Jacques-François Le Barbier, ca. 1765-66

Circular brown wash drawing of Venus above Vulcan at a forge, with hammering workers, cupids and scattered armor.

Venus at the Forge of Vulcan (recto); Sketches with Two Putti (verso)

Sebastiano Conca, ca. 1716-18

Etching of a horned satyr mask with an ivy wreath, twisted beard strands, and a scowling face.

Satyr Mask with Horns and a Twisted Beard Wearing an Ivy Wreath, from "Divers Masques"

François Chauveau, ca. 1635-45

Etched satyr mask with curled horns, furrowed brow, and a long flowing beard, drawn in fine hatched lines on paper.

Satyr Mask with Curled Horns Looking Down, from "Divers Masques"

François Chauveau, ca. 1635-45

Etched title plate with two satyr heads, horns and spiral curls, ribbons at the sides, and lettered inscription reading Diver

Title Plate with Two Satyr Heads, from "Divers Masques"

François Chauveau, ca. 1635-45

Etching of a satyr mask with overlapping horns, pointed ears, and four braided beard strands hanging below.

Satyr Mask with Overlapping Horns and Four Braided Strands of Beard, from "Divers Masques"

François Chauveau, ca. 1635-45

Etching of a bearded satyr mask facing right, with pointed ears and a crown of ivy leaves.

Satyr Mask with a Crown of Ivy, Facing Right, from "Divers Masques"

François Chauveau, ca. 1635-45

Etched satyr mask with curling horns, a wreath across the brow, and a wide-open mouth framed by long beard and hair.

Satyr Mask with a Laurel Wreath Draped Over the Horns, from "Divers Masques"

François Chauveau, ca. 1635-45

Etched satyr mask with furrowed brow, flattened nose, long beard and an oak leaf wreath on the head.

Satyr Mask with an Indented Snout and a Wreath of Oak Leaves, from "Divers Masques"

François Chauveau, ca. 1635-45

Etched satyr mask with curled horns, furrowed brows, open mouth and draped cloth with tassels hanging below.

Satyr Mask with Curled Horns, Leafy Eyebrows and a Cloth Hanging Beneath the Chin, from "Divers Masques"

François Chauveau, ca. 1635-45

Etched satyr mask with a spiral beard and ivy leaves wreathing the head, on a pale sheet.

Satyr Mask with a Spiral-Shaped Beard and Ivy Grouped Around Each Horn, from "Divers Masques"

François Chauveau, ca. 1635-45

Etched mask of Bacchus with a frowning face, wreath of grape leaves and grapes, and trailing ribbons.

Mask of Bacchus with a Wreath of Grape Leaves and Ribbon, from "Divers Masques"

François Chauveau, ca. 1635-45

Etching of a bearded satyr mask with hooked horns and an ivy wreath, with long flowing beard and hair.

Satyr Mask with Hooked Horns and an Ivy Wreath, from "Divers Masques"

François Chauveau, ca. 1635-45

Pen and ink drawing with blue wash of a chaotic battle with warriors, horses, a chariot, and billowing cloaks.

The Battle of Diomedes and Aeneas (from the Story of Achilles)

Jan van Orley, ca. 1720-30

Pen and brown wash drawing of Neptune with trident in a sea chariot drawn by sea horses above a shell-shaped fountain base.

Design for a Fountain with Neptune in his Chariot

Francesco Fontebasso, ca. 1740-60

Engraving of dancing figures at a Grecian harvest festival, with a bearded elder, grapevines, an ox, and winged figures in cl

A Grecian Harvest-Home, or Thanksgiving to the Rural Deities, Ceres, Bacchus, etc.

James Barry, dated May 1, 1791, issued 1792

Engraving of Orpheus with a lyre teaching a crowd of nude and draped figures in a mountain landscape with a hut.

Orpheus Instructing a Savage People in Theology and the Arts of Social Life

James Barry, plate dated May 1, 1791, issued 1792

Pen and watercolor drawing of a centaur carrying a nude woman across water, with a hilly landscape behind them.

The Abduction of Deianira

William Hamilton, 1770-80

Pen and watercolor drawing of a nude woman raising her arms as a satyr reaches toward her in a wooded landscape.

Amymone (?) with a lecherous satyr

William Hamilton, 1770-80

Watercolor design of a classical chimney piece with Venus in a shell, dolphins, two figures, and lion masks.

Design for a Chimney piece decorated with figures of Venus and Cupid

Emil Wolff, ca. 1835-50

Engraving of a classical banquet with a seated woman, a helmeted warrior, winged attendants serving dishes, and ornate urns.

Mars and Venus Served by Cupid and the Graces

Léon Davent, 1545-50