Daphnis en Chloë leiden een bok als offer aan Pan 1937

This wood engraving, "Daphnis en Chloë leiden een bok als offer aan Pan," was made by Aristide Maillol. I can just picture Maillol carving away at the block, figuring out how to make these characters and animals come to life. There's a graphic strength in the composition. But I’m so curious to know, what was it like for Maillol, cutting away at the wood, figuring out how to evoke such emotion and depth with such simple marks? The figures feel both classical and modern, existing in a timeless space. Think about all the artists who have looked to the classical world for inspiration. I'm thinking of Picasso's forays into neoclassicism, all these artists are in a conversation, riffing off each other, playing with ideas across time. It's a reminder that art isn't created in a vacuum.