The Marble Faun Statue

Duquesnoy s completion of antiques was acclaimed in rome as absolutely perfect.
The marble faun statue. In the faun s fusing of animal and human. The marble statue of a faun becomes a central element and metaphor for the character of donatello. Updates and additions stemming from research and imaging activities are ongoing with new content added each week. The novel s central metaphor is a statue of a faun by praxiteles that hawthorne had seen in rome.
The marble faun novel by nathaniel hawthorne published in 1860. This information is published from the museum s collection database. The faun of praxiteles is in the collection of the capitoline museum in rome. The effect of crime.
The romance mixes elements of a fable pastoral gothic novel and travel guide. A faun is the roman equivalent of a greek satyr. In greek mythology satyrs were human like male woodland spirits with several animal features often a goat like tail hooves ears or horns. The rondanini faun was built on an ancient torso completed by duquesnoy between 1625 and 1630.
Paul getty museum 1984. The rondanini fawn is a marble sculpture by flemish artist françois duquesnoy it is part of the collection at the british museum in london. It is one of the works hawthorne called romances unrealistic stories in exotic settings. Samuel wagstaff jr american 1921 1987 sold to the j.
A marble statue of a young man leaning against a tree stump.