1913
oil
paperboard
From the collection of National Museum in Kraków
Satyr and a Model is a 1913 oil by Jacek Malczewski, held at National Museum in Kraków.
In the painting, a man with horns and a beard stands in front of a canvas, holding a brush and looking at a woman sitting on a ladder. The woman is wearing a white dress and has a green bow in her hair. She is looking at the man with a thoughtful expression. The man is shirtless, with his hands on his hips, and is standing in front of a window with a view of trees outside. The room is filled with natural light, and the colors are muted, with shades of brown and green dominating the palette. The painting is a representation of the artist's fascination with mythology and the human form. To learn more about the artist's use of chiaroscuro, look up Jacek Malczewski.
Jacek Malczewski (Polish: ; 15 July 1854 – 8 October 1929) was a Polish symbolist painter who was one of the central figures of the patriotic Young Poland movement.
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