Seated Pan holding a pipe in his left hand 1600 - 1630

This etching, created between 1600 and 1630 by Italian artist Odoardo Fialetti, depicts the mythological figure Pan. Pan, a half-man, half-goat god of the wild, sits on a ledge with his left hand resting on a pipe. The composition utilizes the technique of chiaroscuro, creating a sense of depth and volume through the use of light and shadow. This etching, housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is a fine example of Fialetti's skill in rendering both the human and animal forms with naturalistic detail.