Rijksmuseum

Borstbeeld van een lachende faun

Date

c. 1775 - c. 1780

Medium

bronze (metal), agate (chalcedony), alabaster (mineral)

Culture

Rome

Institution

Rijksmuseum

This is a reduced copy in bronze of a famous ancient marble sculpture, the so-called Albani Faun. Such copies were extremely popular among tourists visiting Italy and were therefore produced by countless artists. The faun, a sylvan demigod from Classical mythology, can be recognized by his goat’s horns and grin.

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