The image depicts a sketch of a nude man lying on the ground with his left arm behind his head and his right arm resting on his stomach. A cloth or animal skin is draped over his left shoulder and across his body. He has goat-like features on his feet. The man is surrounded by foliage and grapes. He has medium-length hair. The background includes a wall of stone steps. The image includes a quote written in black ink on a beige background to the left: "Or in his coarsest Satyr-shape. Had bruised the herb and crushed the grape And bask'd and battled in the woods." The image is titled "Bacchanale" and is by artist Harry Fenn.
Artwork details
- Dimensions:
- 412 × 893 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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