ECL-Bn.2:39-2013
Parts
Object number
ECL-Bn.2:39-2013
Object type
Identification
Title
Statue: satyr?
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Comments
From the Palazzo Barberini
Sampson catalogue states that Fa 3 (now Fa 2) describes: 'statua di un schiavo che mangia un braccio humano'
Sampson catalogue states that Fa 3 (now Fa 2) describes: 'statua di un schiavo che mangia un braccio humano'
Other number
Fa 2 no. 207
Description
Content (description)
This statue formed part of a group, perhaps a satyr and a nymph (?). The youth, wearing a loose tunic, squats on the ground, his left leg bent and flat on the ground, his right leg extended. He holds in both hands a human arm and lowers his head towards it.
Content (object)
statue
Dimensions
height (actual size): 474mm
width (actual size): 348mm
width (actual size): 348mm
Inscription
Palazzo Barberini numero 207 written in ink on the back of the drawing
Inscription description
Materials & techniques note
red pencil on paper
Production
Person
Unknown (Artist)
Date
c.1710-1730
History and association
Previous ownership
References
• RS (I ; 539.7 : British Museum)
