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The sculpture depicts a detailed scene with multiple figures in an intricate composition. The central figures include a reclining figure with curly hair and a standing figure with exaggerated muscles and the lower body of a goat. They are interacting with a cloth, revealing a child figure between them. Smaller figures with human upper bodies and serpentine tails are also visible at the bottom corners. The sculpture is in a rich dark brown color typical of bronze, giving it a smooth appearance. It is set into a rectangular plaque, creating a three-dimensional effect for the viewer.
National Gallery of Art · Sculpture
A Satyr Uncovering a Nymph
Andrea Briosco, called Riccio
- Medium
- bronze
- Dimensions
- overall: 6.07 × 7.2 cm (2 3/8 × 2 13/16 in.) gross weight: 111.81 gr (0.246 lb.)
- Classification
- Sculpture · Plaquette
- Accession number
- 1957.14.243
- Credit line
- Samuel H. Kress Collection
- Time span
- 1401 to 1500
- Department
- CSD
Subjects and terms
- Paduan
- classical
- mythology
- Satyr
- Renaissance
- Renaissance Plaquettes
- Nymph
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.
Marks
Reverse bears earlier-style NGA accession number in red paint.
NGA object ID 43966. 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.