A satyr with a dog eating grapes
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Not on view at present
Where is “A satyr with a dog eating grapes” now? Collection: Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Not on view at present. Checked September 25, 2026.
London, United Kingdom
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the sculpture
This is a bronze statuette made in the 16th century in Italy or France. The statuette, representing Satyr with a dog eating grapes, was probably adapted from an antique prototype.
Satyrs are the spirits living in woods and hills and are bestial in their behaviour and desires. They have features of animals, either of the horse or the goat. Satyrs are usually young and have Pan's goat details (in contrast to the rather old Sileni with horse ears). They were the attendants of Bacchus. They were lazy and lecherous and spent their time drinking and chasing nymphs. In medieval and Renaissance allegory they represent the evil or rather ‘Lust’ and may be labelled ‘Luxuria’ or ‘Libido’.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Details
- Accession number
- 106-1869
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
