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Sleeping Satyr: The Barberini Faun August Gerber (cast maker)

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August Gerber (cast maker) Köln

Készítés helye August Gerber, Köln
Készítés ideje early 20th century (plaster cast), last third of the 3rd century BC (original)
Tárgytípus plaster cast
Anyag, technika plaster
Méret

210 x 150 x 115 cm

Leltári szám Ag.296
Gyűjtemény Classical Antiquites - Plaster casts
Kiállítva Star Fortress (Komárom), The Influence of the Classical Antiquity on the Renaissance Sculpture, Gallery XVII

The statue shows a nude, sleeping satyr. He has a horse’s tail, which differentiates him from human beings. His wreath of ivy also connects him to the sphere of Dionysos. He is lying on a rock, which places the scene outdoors. Looking more closely, one can see that the face is tense and frowning, and the mouth is open as if he had difficulty breathing. He lies with feet apart, a position that was deemed unwor – thy of man in antiquity. The satyr is thus probably not resting but fighting a severe hangover. The feast of Dionysos is slowly coming to an end.

Bibliográfia

Hekler, Antal, Az antik gipszgyűjtemény I-II., Budapest, 1919-1920, 1923, no. no. 363.

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