Marble Faun Statue

Carrara marble height without pedestal 1 78 m width of the statue 0 76 m height of the pedestal 0 08 m santa maria capua vetere archaeological museum of ancient capua italy.

Marble faun statue.

A marble statue of a young man leaning against a tree stump. Or the romance of monte beni novel by nathaniel hawthorne published in 1860 it is one of the works hawthorne called romances unrealistic stories in exotic settings. The marble faun written on the eve of the american civil war is set in a fantastical italy the romance mixes elements of a fable pastoral gothic novel and travel guide. In the faun s fusing of animal and human characteristics hawthorne found an.

Capitoline faun 19th century italian bronze statue benedetto boschetti 28 1 2 inches 72 4 cm high on 7 inches 17 7 cm high marble base. Samuel wagstaff jr american 1921 1987 sold to the j. Harriet goodhue hosmer october 9 1830 february 21 1908 was a neoclassical sculptor considered the most distinguished female sculptor in america during the 19th century she is known as the first female professional sculptor. Among other technical innovations she pioneered a process for turning limestone into marble hosmer once lived in an expatriate colony in rome befriending many.

Paul getty museum 1984. The novel s central metaphor is a statue of a faun by praxiteles that hawthorne had seen in rome. Like the satyrs of greek legend donatello has a carefree nature. English country of origin.

The fragility and the durability of human life and art dominate this story of american expatriates in italy in the mid nineteenth century. Or the romance of monte beni also known by the british title transformation was the last of the four major romances by nathaniel hawthorne and was published in 1860. In greek mythology satyrs were human like male woodland spirits with several animal features often a goat like tail hooves ears or horns. The life size marble statue known as the barberini faun or drunken satyr is located in the glyptothek in munich germany.

In the novel the marble faun 1860 by the american author nathaniel hawthorne the italian count donatello is described as bearing a remarkable resemblance to one of praxiteles s marble satyr statues. A faun is the roman equivalent of a greek satyr. United states of america source. The marble faun in full the marble faun.