This round medallion features a relief depicting two figures in a pastoral setting. On the left side, a faun or satyr with the body of a man and the legs of a goat plays a long flute or horn. This figure has a beard, pointed ears, and horns, and his chest is bare. To the right, a reclining nude female figure with long hair looks over her shoulder at the satyr, raising one arm up. In her other arm, she holds a thin cornucopia filled with small fruit. The background features a large building with columns and several small structures resembling towers or domes surrounded by trees and grassy hills. The sculpture is crafted from a golden-brown material, with some areas of darker patina. There are small holes at the top and bottom of the medallion.
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This round medallion features a relief depicting two figures in a pastoral setting. On the left side, a faun or satyr with the body of a man and the legs of a goat plays a long flute or horn. This figure has a beard, pointed ears, and horns, and his chest is bare. To the right, a reclining nude female figure with long hair looks over her shoulder at the satyr, raising one arm up. In her other arm, she holds a thin cornucopia filled with small fruit. The background features a large building with columns and several small structures resembling towers or domes surrounded by trees and grassy hills. The sculpture is crafted from a golden-brown material, with some areas of darker patina. There are small holes at the top and bottom of the medallion.

National Gallery of Art · Sculpture

Abundance and Satyr

Pseudo Antonio da Brescia

Date
1505 or after
Medium
bronze
Dimensions
overall (diameter): 6 cm (2 3/8 in.) gross weight: 55 gr
Classification
Sculpture · Plaquette
Accession number
1942.9.183
Credit line
Widener Collection
Time span
1501 to 1550
Department
CSD

Subjects and terms

  • Venetian
  • classical
  • mythology
  • Satyr
  • Abundance
  • Renaissance Plaquettes
Provenance

Oscar Hainauer [d. 1894], Berlin; his wife, Julie Hainauer, Berlin; acquired 1906 by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London and New York); by exchange 21 October 1920 to Joseph E. Widener, Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; gift 1942 to NGA.

NGA object ID 1343. 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.