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Greek and Roman art and literature typically used satyrs as a form of grotesque comic relief, but Renaissance artists adopted them as jovial celebratory figures of nature and revelry.

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  • Title: Kneeling Satyr
  • Creator: Severo da Ravenna (Italian, c.1496-c.1543)
  • Date Created: c. 1520
  • Physical Dimensions: Overall: 23.4 cm (9 3/16 in.)
  • Type: Sculpture
  • Rights: CC0
  • External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1985.86
  • Medium: bronze
  • Department: European Painting and Sculpture
  • Culture: Italy, Ravenna, 16th century
  • Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
  • Collection: Sculpture
  • Accession Number: 1985.86

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