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Satyress and Child

1803

Clodion

(French, 1738–1814)
Culture
France, early 19th Century
Medium
terracotta
Measurements
Diameter: 30.7 cm (12 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph King 1963.251
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An invention of European artists of the post-Roman period, a satyress is the female equivalent of the male satyr in classical antiquity. Part human and part goat or horse, the satyress can be recognized by her animal legs and hoofs.

Description

Born in Nancy to a family of artists, Clodion was one of the leading French sculptors of the ancien régime and Napoleonic era. He went to Paris to study sculpture in 1755 and worked in Rome from 1767 to 1771. Although inspired by the art of classical antiquity, as seen in the mythological subject of this terracotta relief, Clodion continued to model forms with a softness and delicacy reflective of his training during the Rococo period.
A circular terracotta relief of a nude woman with horse legs and hooves holding a baby with horse legs and hooves. On our right side of the circular disc is a carving of a grapevine.

Satyress and Child

1803

Clodion

(French, 1738–1814)
France, early 19th Century

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