Vertical Panel with Two Children Supporting a Pedestal with a Satyr Playing a Bagpipe

Heinrich Aldegrever

ca. 1527 · Engraving · Drawings and Prints

Two children or putti hold supports for a pedastal, on which a winged satyr (facing right) plays a bagpipe. On the pedestal to the satyr's right is a reclining putto, who holds a pole bearing a sign with the artist's monogram.

Artist: Heinrich Aldegrever
Date: ca. 1527
Medium: Engraving
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1960

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