En lille dreng og en ged. Nøgen dreng med en løvkrans om hovedet sidder lænet til en liggende ged 1853

This is a sculpture made by O. Evens that features a small boy and a goat. The naked boy, adorned with a wreath of foliage, reclines against a goat. The wreath is an ancient symbol of triumph and virtue, yet here it sits askew, a touch playful but also poignant. Think of the putti of the Renaissance, figures of innocence and unbridled joy, a symbol that goes back to classical antiquity that contrasts with the goat, an animal often associated with raw instinct and untamed nature. In the Dionysian revels, goats were sacrificed, embodying the collapse of reason into ecstatic frenzy. This juxtaposition of the innocent boy and the instinctual goat is charged with tension, evoking a deep-seated psychological conflict. The artist touches upon humanity's struggle between intellect and base desire, innocence and experience. This sculpture captures a fleeting moment, an echo of ancient archetypes, forever shifting.