Sleeping Satyr
Artist
Fonderia Chiurazzi
(Italian, founded 1870)
Dateearly 20th century
MediumBronze
Dimensions54 1/8 x 32 1/4 x 37 5/8 in. (137.5 x 81.9 x 95.6 cm)
with base
with base
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN5468
Era/Medium: Modern bronze cast of Hellenistic bronze original
Present Location: Museo archeologico nazionale di Napoli, Naples, Italy
A young satyr, a mythological creature (identifiable by his horns, caruncles, and tail) who attended the Greek god of wine Dionysus, is shown falling asleep, assuming a typical pose for satyrs in ancient statuary. Found at the Villa of the Papyri at Herculaneum, this statue was likely the pendant to the <i>Drunken Satyr</i>, found on the opposite side of the villa’s <i>natatio</i> (pool).
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