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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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