Torso of a Dancing Faun, Graeco-Roman | Mia

after a Hellenistic Greek bronze — Torso of a Dancing Faun, 1st century
Graeco-Roman
Marble
The Putnam Dana McMillan Fund 70.39
On View in Gallery 242
This remnant of a marble faun is most likely a Roman copy of an earlier Greek bronze sculpture, part of a group known as "The Invitation to Dance." Its torso exemplifies the beauty and high level of realism that the Greeks and Romans sought in their representations of the human form. The precise anatomical detail of this male nude offers a fascinating contrast of artistic style to the modern reclining figure, lying nearby on the floor and made almost two thousand years later after the Roman torso.

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Exhibitions

Revealing the Body: The Art of Anatomy
Saturday, May 02, 2015 - Sunday, December 06, 2015

Details

Title: Torso of a Dancing Faun
Dated: 1st century
Role: Artist
Gallery: G242
Department: Decorative Arts, Textiles and Sculpture
Dimension: 26 x 15 3/8 in. (66.04 x 39.05 cm)
Credit: The Putnam Dana McMillan Fund
Accession Number: 70.39
Medium: Marble
Country: Italy / Greece
Culture: Graeco-Roman
Century: 1st century
Rights: Public Domain
Classification: Sculpture
Object Name: Torso of a Dancing Faun
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