ECL-Bn.2:56-2013
Parts
ECL-Bn.2:56-2013
Identification
Bust: satyr
assigned by cataloguer
From the Palazzo Barberini
Sampson catalogue states that Fa 3 (was Fa 2) describes: ' busti colossi di due fauni'
Sampson catalogue states that Fa 3 (was Fa 2) describes: ' busti colossi di due fauni'
Fa 3 no. 168
Description
The bust of a satyr with short curly hair and beard, wearing an animal-skin knotted round his shoulders and an ivy wreath on his head. Between the bust and its pedestal is a panel with the inscription FAUNO. Viewed obliquely from right.
bust
height (actual size): 424mm
width (actual size): 277mm
width (actual size): 277mm
Ciferri written in ink on the back of the drawing
No. 168- In aedibus Barberinis written in ink on the front of the drawing
red chalk and red pencil on paper
Production
Ciferri, Bernardino (Artist)
c.1710-1730