http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/95513/crouching-satyr-gallery-label-current ArtsConnectEd.org Art Collector Set: Crouching Satyr: Gallery Label - Current http://www.artsconnected.org/images/favicon.png http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/95513/crouching-satyr-gallery-label-current 16 16 http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/95513/crouching-satyr-gallery-label-current Tue, 01 Jun 2004 00:00:00 -0400 <table cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Title</td> <td><h3>Crouching Satyr: Gallery Label - Current</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Author</td> <td><h3>Minneapolis Institute of Arts</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Date</td> <td><h3>2004-03-08</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label" style="padding-right:7px;">Institution</td> <td>Minneapolis Institute of Arts</td> </tr> </table><br/>This youthful satyr, once part of a complex group, sits on a blocky base and turns his head and body sharply to his right. The remains of his right thigh show that the leg was extended for additional support. <p>The satyr's general pose, his expression, and the fragmentary hand at the back of his head recall elements of a Hellenistic <i>symplegma</i>, or erotic group. This type of sculptural group involved members of the Dionysian entourage in compositions of closely intertwined limbs and physical struggles.</p> http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/95513/crouching-satyr-gallery-label-current This youthful satyr, once part of a complex group, sits on a blocky base and turns his head and body sharply to his right. The remains of his right thigh show that the leg was extended for additional support. The satyr's general pose, his expression, and the fragmentary hand at the back of his head recall elements of a Hellenistic symplegma, or erotic group. This type of sculptural group involved members of the Dionysian entourage in compositions of closely intertwined limbs and physical struggles. " type="image/jpeg" />This youthful satyr, once part of a complex group, sits on a blocky base and turns his head and body sharply to his right. The remains of his right thigh show that the leg was extended for additional support. The satyr's general pose, his expression, and the fragmentary hand at the back of his head recall elements of a Hellenistic symplegma, or erotic group. This type of sculptural group involved members of the Dionysian entourage in compositions of closely intertwined limbs and physical struggles. " type="image/jpeg" />Copyright Minneapolis Institute of ArtsMinneapolis Institute of Arts