A Satyr

• Pan Tending his Flock
• A Satyr

SK-A-198

In Greek mythology, satyrs – half-men and half-goats – were said to live in the woods and mountains. In 17th-century literature, they dwelt in the pastoral paradise of Arcadia, where one could lead a carefree life. The satyr here is presented as a shepherd of goats and sheep. He looks up from playing his flute to smile at the viewer.

J. Held, 'Rubens 'Het Pelsken'', in: Essays in the History of Art presented to Rudolf Wittkower, 2 vol. Londen 1967, II

painter: Jacques Jordaens

c. 1630 - c. 1635

olieverf op doek

• depth 8.5 cm
• height 133.4 cm x width 173.8 cm

purchase 1822-05-22

Public domain

…; sale, Gooitjen Simons Stinstra (1763-1821, Harlingen), Amsterdam (De Vries et al.), 22 May 1822, no. 94 (`JORDAENS, (J) hoog 1el, 3 p. 7 d., breed 1 el, 7 p. 3 d. [137 x 173 cm] Paneel. Een Sater, speelende op een fluitje, voor hem een bok een wijngaard afknabbelende, achter denzelven schapen, alles in een grootsch landschap, zijnde deze voorstelling bekend door de prent´), fl. 360, to Jeronimo de Vries, for the museum;{NHA, ARS, IS, inv. 10, no. 31 (30 April 1822); NHA, ARS, Kop, inv. 36, pp. 125-26 (2 May 1822); NHA, ARS, IS, inv. 10, no. 33 (11 May 1822); NHA, ARS, IS, inv. 10, no. 36 (5 June 1822).} on loan to the Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht, since 2004

J. Held, 'Rubens 'Het Pelsken'', in: Essays in the History of Art presented to Rudolf Wittkower, 2 vol. Londen 1967, II

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https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/20028165