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The sculpture portrays a satyr, a mythological creature with a human upper body and a goat-like lower body. The satyr is depicted seated with its arms bound behind its back, legs crossed, and head slightly tilted. The bronze sculpture showcases detailed musculature, facial features, and textured hair. It is placed on a black stone pedestal.
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The sculpture portrays a satyr, a mythological creature with a human upper body and a goat-like lower body. The satyr is depicted seated with its arms bound behind its back, legs crossed, and head slightly tilted. The bronze sculpture showcases detailed musculature, facial features, and textured hair. It is placed on a black stone pedestal.

National Gallery of Art · Sculpture

Bound Satyr

after Andrea Briosco, called Riccio

Medium
bronze
Dimensions
overall: 8.1 x 5.6 x 6.4 cm (3 3/16 x 2 3/16 x 2 1/2 in.)
Classification
Sculpture · Small Bronze
Accession number
1957.14.32
Credit line
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Time span
1401 to 1500
Department
CSD
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Paduan
  • classical
  • mythology
  • Satyr
  • Renaissance
  • European Small Bronzes before 1900
Provenance

Gustave Dreyfus [1837-1914], Paris; his estate; purchased 1930 by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London and New York); purchased 1945 by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York; gift 1957 to NGA.

NGA object ID 43752. 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.