The Veil Is Torn

The Royal Palace, Turin, Italy,

Young Satyress Running with an Owl’s Nest, Clodion, 1770s, Cleveland Museum of Art: European Painting and Sculpture

These works by French sculptor Claude Michel, known as Clodion (1738–1814), shows a pair of young satyrs. Clodion was fond of depicting characters from classical antiquity in his work, and the subject of child or baby satyrs in Bacchanalian celebrations appear often in the work of Rococo artists. The female satyr wraps a plump arm around a nest filled with baby birds, while her male counterpart holds an owl. Balancing on one foot, the two flee the scene of their theft. Size: Overall: 32.1 x 14.8 x 18.1 cm (12 5/8 x 5 13/16 x 7 1/8 in.); with base: 45.1 cm (17 ¾ in.) Medium: terracotta

Quartz Diamantina Cluster

Old Woman Standing with Folded Arms, Auguste Rodin, modeled ca. 1885, cast before 1912, Metropolitan Museum of Art: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Gift of Auguste Rodin, 1912 Size: Overall (confirmed): 12 ¼ × 5 × 6 ½ in. (31.1 × 12.7 × 16.5 cm) Medium: Cast plaster