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(2nd century B.C.) - Uffizi Gallery, Florence |
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White Bonded Carerra Marble $207 (less Internet discount of $19) = $188 (freight $14) The Sprightly Faun 24" H White Bonded Carerra Marble $677 (less Internet discount of $89) = $588 (freight $52) NOTE: Both of these figures are available in white bonded marble, not the bronze finsh as shown in the photo. |
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By the third century B.C. Hellenistic sculpture had acquired
a lightness which caused Wilhelm Klein to compare it to the rococo
of the eighteenth century. The comparison was of course prompted
by the grace, the joy, the playfulness, the intimacy of the style.
The dancing of satyrs or fauns was a popular subject although
this faun seems to be making music for the dance. With his right
foot he beats time with a clapper called a kroupalon while he
waves his arm in the air, snapping out the rhythm with castanets
which were called krotala. There is evidence that this sprightly fellow was originally part of a group. A coin from Cyzicus pictures the faun playing for a seated nymph who responds by looking up at him laughingly while she puts a sandal on her left foot. The marble original is to be seen in the room of The Tribuna in the Uffize Gallery in Florence. The statue of the girl is also in the Uffizi Gallery but the two statues are not displayed together. This item is imported from italy and is the same item that was previously available from Eleganza in Seattle. |
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