Life of Satyrs: Birth, Education, Marriage, Funeral c1710
Claude Gillot, 1673-1722
This absurd yet compelling set of etchings depicts four stages and rites of passage in the life of satyrs. In contrast to the classical image of goat means the personification of sexual excess, Baroque artists envisioned a socialized half-human close to nature, but progressively further from animal instincts. This is suggested here by the change in scenery from primeval forests to refined gardens.
Life of Satyrs: Birth, Education, Marriage, Funeral c1710
Claude Gillot, 1673-1722
This absurd yet compelling set of etchings depicts four stages and rites of passage in the life of satyrs. In contrast to the classical image of goat means the personification of sexual excess, Baroque artists envisioned a socialized half-human close to nature, but progressively further from animal instincts. This is suggested here by the change in scenery from primeval forests to refined gardens.