Roman sculpture

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Charcoal and white chalk on toned paper, 2007

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One of the remarkable Roman sculptures in the Louvre

ATTRIBUTED TO CARLO ALBACINI (1734 - AFTER 1807), ROMAN, FOURTH QUARTER 18TH CENTURY

This muscled male torso, with a small tail and twisting pose, is the remnant of a dancing faun. The statue type is known from around 40 surviving ancient Roman copies after a Greek prototype and from ancient coins depicting the sculpture which help us reconstruct the work’s original appearance. This faun would have had tiny horns above his forehead and a kroupezion, or clapper, worn on his foot. His raised right hand and lowered left probably held cymbals, although variants also show him…

Fine art, sculpture.

Piece exhibited as part of "The Body Beautiful in Ancient Greece" assembled by The British Museum and Photographed at the Portland Art Museum in Portland, Oregon.