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The sculpture depicts a figure with two small horns on its head and a goat-like lower body. The figure is seated with its legs crossed, one arm raised and bent behind, and the other hand resting on its lap. The figure has a beard. The sculpture appears to be made of a dark-colored material, likely bronze, with areas of lighter patina. The surface of the sculpture appears rough. It is mounted on a smooth, black cylindrical pedestal.
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The sculpture depicts a figure with two small horns on its head and a goat-like lower body. The figure is seated with its legs crossed, one arm raised and bent behind, and the other hand resting on its lap. The figure has a beard. The sculpture appears to be made of a dark-colored material, likely bronze, with areas of lighter patina. The surface of the sculpture appears rough. It is mounted on a smooth, black cylindrical pedestal.

National Gallery of Art · Sculpture

Bound Satyr

Andrea Briosco, called Riccio

Medium
bronze
Dimensions
overall: 7.3 x 4.5 x 7.3 cm (2 7/8 x 1 3/4 x 2 7/8 in.)
Classification
Sculpture · Small Bronze
Accession number
1957.14.33
Credit line
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Time span
1401 to 1500
Department
CSD
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Paduan
  • Satyr
  • Renaissance
  • classical
  • allegory
  • European Small Bronzes before 1900
  • Bondage
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 43753. 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.