Four boys, a young satyr, and a leopard, Wenceslaus Hollar, 1647


Four boys, a young satyr, and a leopard, 1647, Etching, only state, Sheet: 5 3/8 × 8 1/8 in. ( × cm), Prints, Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, Prague 1607–1677 London), A wreathed infant Dionysos sits astride a leopard, an animal sacred to the god. The tall satyr blowing his horn at the front leads the procession to the right in search of the next vineyard


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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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