"The Satyr Family" by Albrecht Dürer Matte Poster
"The Satyr Family" by Albrecht Dürer Matte Poster
"The Satyr Family" by Albrecht Dürer Matte Poster
"The Satyr Family" by Albrecht Dürer Matte Poster
"The Satyr Family" by Albrecht Dürer Matte Poster
"The Satyr Family" by Albrecht Dürer Matte Poster
"The Satyr Family" by Albrecht Dürer Matte Poster
"The Satyr Family" by Albrecht Dürer Matte Poster
"The Satyr Family" by Albrecht Dürer Matte Poster
"The Satyr Family" by Albrecht Dürer Matte Poster
"The Satyr Family" by Albrecht Dürer Matte Poster
"The Satyr Family" by Albrecht Dürer Matte Poster

"The Satyr Family" by Albrecht Dürer Matte Poster

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The Satyr Family (1505)
Engraving by Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528)

Dürer’s interest in mythological imagery stemmed from his familiarity with the Italian Renaissance. In this ambiguous engraving, Dürer depicted a satyr - a hybrid woodland creature typically associated with lust - in the role of father and family man. Instead of carousing in the forest, he plays music to his newborn child. Dürer’s play on the mother and child theme and the satyr’s unconventional fatherly behavior draws attention to a primal and simplified way of life. In contrast though, the group rests within an inhospitable dense forest where tops of trees are splintered and branches are dead, implying that the figures’ relaxed instinctual approach toward procreation and sexuality remains outside the bounds of Christian virtue.

Matte Poster

Printed with Dye/Pigment Reactive Ink On archival matte paper Shipped in heavy duty poster tube Heavy weight (230 gsm), thick base (9.5 mil), and an instant-dry coating that resists fingerprints and smudging.

  • Printed with Dye/Pigment Reactive Ink
  • On archival matte paper
  • Shipped in heavy duty poster tube
  • Heavy weight (230 gsm), thick base (9.5 mil), and an instant-dry coating that resists fingerprints and smudging.