Venus and a Satyr
Ignaz Elhafen (German, 1658–1715)
1695–1705
- Medium
- ivory
- Dimensions
- Overall: 15.5 x 12.4 x 3 cm (6 1/8 x 4 7/8 x 1 3/16 in.)
- Genre
- Sculpture
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Tags
Germany, late 17th-early 18th Century
About
Elhafen depicted mythological scenes in many small ivory reliefs intended for domestic decoration. As with any work in ivory, the size of the tusk dictated this relief’s scale.