Oil paint on canvas
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Nymphs and Satyrs
Presented by Miss Lucy Jarvis 1930
adults
boy
children
classical myths: creatures
dance
landscape
leisure and pastimes
male
man
music and entertainment
nudes
nymph
people
religion and belief
satyr
woman
wooded
<p>Nymphs were female deities who lived either in the waters of the earth or on land. They were immortal and were generally thought of as young, beautiful virgins. Satyrs were demigods of the land with the heads of men but with the feet and legs of goats. They were most often in the company of Bacchus, the god of wine, and were leading participants in his riotous and lascivious orgies. Here, the satyr plays his pipe for the Bacchanalian dance.</p><p><em>Gallery label, January 1990</em></p>
painting oil paint canvas
25 April 2014 – 19 October 2014
2014-10-19
25 April 2014 – 19 October 2014
2014-10-19
2014-04-25
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2014-04-25
Bodies of Nature
Collection based display
Nymphs and Satyrs
support: 298 × 349 mm
frame: 416 × 466 × 68 mm
Presented by Miss Lucy Jarvis 1930
<p>Nymphs were female deities who lived either in the waters of the earth or on land. They were immortal and were generally thought of as young, beautiful virgins. Satyrs were demigods of the land with the heads of men but with the feet and legs of goats. They were most often in the company of Bacchus, the god of wine, and were leading participants in his riotous and lascivious orgies. Here, the satyr plays his pipe for the Bacchanalian dance.</p>
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adults boy children classical myths: creatures dance landscape leisure and pastimes male man music and entertainment nudes nymph people religion and belief satyr woman wooded