Bust of a Satyr: M.6-1938

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Bust of a Satyr

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Entities

Bust

Description

Bronze, cast, with dark brown patina, polished. Front-view; bearded head, out of the centre of which two curly horns shoot. The chest is bare and the arms are cut off at the shoulders. Two long ears hang down to below the shoulder.

Legal notes

L.D. Cunliffe Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 12.1 cm

Place(s) associated

Padua ⪼ The Veneto ⪼ Italy

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Cunliffe, Leonard Daneham

Dating

16th Century
Circa 1500 CE - 1600 CE

Note

Previously attributed to Andrea Briosco, called Il Riccio

People, subjects and objects depicted

Bust
Satyr

Project

Sculpture UK

Components of the work

Plinth Depth 4.8 cm Height 3.9 cm Width 5.3 cm
Sculpture Depth 6.1 cm Height 12.5 cm Width 8.6 cm

Materials used in production

Bronze

Techniques used in production

Casting (process) : Bronze, cast, patinated dark brown, and polished
Patinating
Polishing

References and bibliographic entries

Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes from the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge page(s): p. 309

Identification numbers

Accession number: M.6-1938
Primary reference Number: 13899
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_6_1938
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts