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The sculpture depicts a man standing on one leg with the other leg slightly bent at the knee and upraised. He is holding what appears to be a horn or musical instrument close to his mouth. His short hair is styled in loose waves. The sculpture is made of dark brown material, and it is placed on a multi-tiered rectangular base that is also dark in color.
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The sculpture depicts a man standing on one leg with the other leg slightly bent at the knee and upraised. He is holding what appears to be a horn or musical instrument close to his mouth. His short hair is styled in loose waves. The sculpture is made of dark brown material, and it is placed on a multi-tiered rectangular base that is also dark in color.

National Gallery of Art · Sculpture

A Dancing Faun

German 17th Century

Date
c. 1600
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
overall: 23.1 x 11.1 x 10.8 cm (9 1/8 x 4 3/8 x 4 1/4 in.)
Classification
Sculpture · Small Bronze
Accession number
1942.9.120
Credit line
Widener Collection
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CSD
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • German
  • classical
  • mythology
  • European Small Bronzes before 1900
  • Faun, dancing
Provenance

Rodolphe Kann [d. 1905], Paris. (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London and New York); purchased 2 October 1908 by Peter A.B. Widener, Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania;[1] inheritance from Estate of Peter A.B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; gift 1942 to NGA. [1] Provenance according to Widener files in NGA curatorial records.

NGA object ID 1259. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.