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Pan & Syrinx – 1760 – 1765

by François Boucher
Oil on canvas, Hauteur : 95cm ; Largeur : 79cm

Provenance: Galerie Kraemer
Prado Museum, Madrid.

Pan et Syrinx, 1760-1765, Huile sur toile par François Boucher

The scene depicts a group of naked young women being surprised by a male who violently thrusts aside the reeds behind which they are concealed, while some cupids retreat in fear. The work illustrates a classical theme taken from Ovid´s Metamorphoses.