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Satyr

Satyr

Unknown

Satyrs, semi-divine mountain and forest dwellers, can be depicted with human or equine legs. This statue is a Roman copy of a Greek original, potentially one based on a lost Athenian statue by the famous Greek sculptor Praxiletes.
Artist
Unknown (Roman)
Title
Satyr
Date
2nd century
Medium
Marble
Dimensions
23 1/8 x 8 5/16 x 5 13/16 in. Overall
Credit
Max W. Zabel Fund purchase
Accession No.
70.1
Classification
Sculpture
Geography
Roman Empire

Related

<span>1933-1936, purchased in Rome, Italy by Christine Long (Laurel, MD); 29 September - 7 October 1959, sold at Wm. D. Morley, Inc. auction "Antiques, Rare American Furniture and Decorative Arts from the estates of the late Hon. &amp; Mrs. Breckinridge Long" [lot 1867] to French &amp; Co. (New York, NY), possibly in partnership with Victor D. Spark; by 1968, with dealer Victor D. Spark (New York, NY) and unknown co-owner (possibly French &amp; Co.); 3 January 1970, sold by dealer Victor D. Spark (New York, NY) to the Elvehjem Art Center [now called the Chazen Museum of Art]. [last researched by Chazen staff 6 January 2023]</span>

  • Vermeule, Cornelius C. "Greek and Roman Sculpture in America." Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1981. p. 162, no. 129
  • Vermeule, Cornelius. "Greco-Roman Statues: Purpose and Setting I." Burlington Magazine, no. 787 (October 1968): 545-559. pp. 554, pp. 556, no. 19

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