Marble Faun Statue

The marble faun in full the marble faun.

Marble faun statue.

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. Paul getty museum 1984. 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. The novel s central metaphor is a statue of a faun by praxiteles that hawthorne had seen in rome.

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. 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 life size marble statue known as the barberini faun fauno barberini or drunken satyr is located in the glyptothek in munich germany a faun is the roman equivalent of a greek satyr in greek mythology satyrs were human like male woodland spirits with several animal features often a goat like tail hooves ears or horns. English country of origin.

Samuel wagstaff jr american 1921 1987 sold to the j. The life size marble statue known as the barberini faun or drunken satyr is located in the glyptothek in munich germany. The faun of praxiteles is in the collection of the capitoline museum in rome. 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.

The fragility and the durability of human life and art dominate this story of american expatriates in italy in the mid nineteenth century. 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. In the faun s fusing of animal and human characteristics hawthorne found an. A faun is the roman equivalent of a greek satyr.

Like the satyrs of greek legend donatello has a carefree nature. United states of america source. Among other technical innovations she pioneered a process for turning limestone into marble hosmer once lived in an expatriate colony in rome befriending many. Befriended by donatello a young italian with the classical grace of the marble faun miriam hilda and kenyon find their pursuit of art taking a sinister turn as miriam s unhappy past precipitates the present into tragedy.