Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago
Satyrs were followers of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine and revelry, and known for their playful and rowdy nature. This youthful figure wears the mask of an older satyr, jutting his hand out through the mask's mouth in a taunting gesture.
Learn more about this striking sculpture—an important long-term loan that has become a real visitor favorite—with Katharine Raff, Elizabeth McIlvaine Curator of Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantine.
Work shown:
"Statue of a Young Satyr Wearing a Theater Mask of Silenus," about 1st century, restored 1628. Ancient Roman, with restorations by Alessandro Algardi (Italian, 1598-1654). Anonymous loan.
Albrecht Dürer. “Satyr Family,” 1505. Clarence Buckingham Collection.
Wenceslaus Hollar. “Young Bacchus Riding a Leopard Led by a Satyr Blowing a Horn,” 1647. Elizabeth Hammond Stickney Collection.
Satyrs were followers of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine and revelry, and known for their playful and rowdy nature. This youthful figure wears the mask of an older satyr, jutting his hand out through the mask's mouth in a taunting gesture.
Learn more about this striking sculpture—an important long-term loan that has become a real visitor favorite—with Katharine Raff, Elizabeth McIlvaine Curator of Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantine.
Work shown:
"Statue of a Young Satyr Wearing a Theater Mask of Silenus," about 1st century, restored 1628. Ancient Roman, with restorations by Alessandro Algardi (Italian, 1598-1654). Anonymous loan.
Albrecht Dürer. “Satyr Family,” 1505. Clarence Buckingham Collection.
Wenceslaus Hollar. “Young Bacchus Riding a Leopard Led by a Satyr Blowing a Horn,” 1647. Elizabeth Hammond Stickney Collection.
