Social History of Art
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16th Mannerism
Giambologna, Bathing Venus with Satyrs, detail, fountain in the Grotto in the Boboli Gardens
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The satyr theme is everywhere in sixteenth-century European art and literature as an open image of male fantasy. As such, it parallels the "wild man" theme and the hundreds of new images depicting mythological rape.
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