Progression of a painting: William Bouguereau

According to the Clark Institute, in the painting “a group of nymphs have been surprised, while bathing in a secluded pond, by a lascivious satyr.

Some of the nymphs have retreated into the shadows on the right; others, braver than their friends, are trying to dampen the satyr’s ardor by pulling him into the cold water — one of the satyr’s hooves is already wet and he clearly wants to go no further. Bouguereau’s working methods were traditional; he made a number of sketches and drawings of carefully posed human figures in complicated interconnected poses, linking them together in this wonderfully rhythmical composition.”…….from wikipedia

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