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| Keywords: Workshop of Massimiliano Soldani Benzi - Dancing Faun - Walters 54674.jpg The faun a creature of the woodlands in Greco-Roman mythology identified by his horns and pointed ears plays the cymbals and works a clapper with his right foot Soldani made multiple versions in different sizes of this figure a copy of a famous life-size ancient Hellenistic marble statue which was already in the Uffizi gallery in Florence This small size is perfect for a collector as it can be easily picked up This statuette can be compared with the two groups by Soldani Adonis Mourned by Venus and Cupids Walters 54 677 and The Dead Christ Mourned by the Virgin and an Angel Walters 54 1066 They all share an attention to the tactile qualities of the surface but the others are complex pieces that demonstrate his artistic imagination and originality in composition ca 1705 bronze with brown varnish patina cm 29 4 accession number 54 674 5809 Caruso Collection Sale American Art Association New York 1923 no 1003 as Paduan Henry Walters Baltimore date of aquisition unknown by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters The Allure of Bronze The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1995 place of origin Florence Italy Walters Art Museum license Baroque sculpture in the Walters Art Museum Massimiliano Soldani Benzi Statues of dancing fauns Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Nude or partially nude people with cymbals Dancing satyr from the group «Invitation to the dance» | ||||
