Venus and Satyr

The painting depicts a mythological scene with three figures. On the left, an elderly man with a bearded face and long hair is seen bending down to a reclining naked woman in the middle. The woman has her eyes closed, her left hand behind her head and her legs are bent and exposed, wearing only a red cloak over her hips. To the right, a small child sleeps surrounded by snakes, suggesting a figure of Hercules in a cradle.

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Prevailing color of this fine art print is dark and its shape is landscape. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Italian Baroque painter Sebastiano Ricci (1659-1734) began his career with the Venetian painter Frederic Cervelli. He worked in Bologna where, for example, he painted the famous picture Diana with her Dog. He alternately adorned the frescoes of Venetian churches and chapels in Bologna with religious motives. He briefly lived in England, where he participated in the decoration of the houses of rich burghers. He worked hard and later departed from Paris a wealthy man. Although Christian themes were his main topic, he himself did not behave as a Christian. He left his wife and daughter and ran off with another woman in Venice, whom he later also left for many other love affairs.