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Large Old Master Oil Painting Drunken Mischievous Satyrs In Forest Musical Recital

£45,000.00

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This large oil painting depicts a lively scene of drunken satyrs in a forest musical recital. Painted by an Italian old master, with rich vivid brushstroke colours and intricate details brings this mischievous scene to life. Perfect for art enthusiasts and lovers of classical mythology.
Impress your clients & guests in your office or home with this Satyr group masterpiece.
Oil on canvas.
Subject genre scene of a group of ancient mischievous Greek mythology satyrs enjoying a drunken musical recital with harp.
Set in a magnificent gilt frame.
Unsigned, Italian Old Master artist.
Circa early 18th century.
Unwrapped weight just under 9kg.
Satyrs a desirable subject in art from the Renaissance to the 18th century, they were usually shown in a lewd and drunken pose. This delicately painted scene depicts a group of satyrs meeting in a clearing in the forest woods. Such a charming and engaging scene. Satyrs usually thought of as mischief-makers who routinely played tricks on people and interfered with their personal property. Known to have insatiable sexual appetites and often sought to seduce or ravish both nymphs and mortal women alike. In Greek mythology, satyrs were half-man, half-beast creatures that lived in forests and hills. Usually pictured as human above the waist and as horse or goat below, they were often found with pointed ears
The origins of performance culture and the emergence of the satyr play can be traced to ancient rural celebrations in honour of the god Dionysus. Rush Rehm argues that these inaugurated the "agricultural cycle of planting and harvesting" closely associated with Dionysus, who represented the embodiment of "a fundamental paradox inherent to the world, life-giving but potentially destructive.
The mythological origins of the satyrs are closely linked to the advent of Dionysus into Hellenic culture. The satyrs and their female counterpart, the maenads, were followers of Dionysus, a “late-comer to Olympus and probably of Asiatic origin”. According to Roger Lancelyn Green, the satyrs probably began as minor nature deities, while their designated leader Silenus originated as a water spirit, a maker of springs and fountains.
Silenus was already an attendant to Dionysus when the satyrs joined the god’s following, and was subsequently proclaimed their father. The satyrs characterised themselves by amorality, excessive drinking and the breaking down of traditional values and barriers. Eric Csapo and Margaret C. Miller further argue that satyrs have a strong connection with music and dance and consider them to be “archetypal musicians and dancers”, thus linking them to Dionysiac processions and the origins of performance culture.
Provenance bought from a fine art auction sale label verso.
Highly sought after by CEO's, interior designers, museums, art gallerys, antique dealers, famous & private collectors, film tv studio prop shops.
Ready for immediate home wall display with hanging thread verso.
Incredible conversation piece for your guests.
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Condition report.
Offered in fine old used condition.The front painting surface has various paint loss in areas, paint touch ups in places, with noticeable craquelure as expected with extreme old age, with obvious foxing to the back and with old age. Tears to the canvas surface and old repairs in places. The frame having some chips & cracking in places, repairs, scuffs, scratches commensurate with usage.
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Dimensions in centimetres of the frame

High (72cm)
Wide (97.5cm)
Depth (4.5cm)