Kneeling Satyr

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Kneeling Satyr

Creator

Riccio (Andrea Briosco)

Italian Artist · 1470–1532

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Andrea Briosco, also known by his nickname Riccio (curly head), first trained as a goldsmith with his father, Ambrogio di Cristoforo Briosco. Riccio later shifted his emphasis to bronze sculpting, studying with a student of Donatello. Riccio commonly embellished everyday objects, such as candlesticks, bells, inkwells, and incense burners, with mythological creatures, and also made sphinxes, griffi

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Date
16th century
Medium
Bronze
Culture
Italian
Department
Sculpture
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