Head of a Faun

Andrea Briosco, called Riccio

Associated Names
Andrea Briosco, called Riccio

Sculptor, Paduan, 1470 - 1532

The sculpture is a small bust depicting the head of a person with distinctive features like deep-set eyes and textured hair. It varies in color from dark brown to a slightly lighter shade, indicating a metal material, possibly bronze. The head is proportionate, and the facial features are somewhat stylized. The sculpture appears antiquated with spots and patination typical of aged bronze artifacts. It is relatively small, standing freely on a flat base.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze

  • Credit Line

    Samuel H. Kress Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 5.9 x 4.2 x 4.8 cm (2 5/16 x 1 5/8 x 1 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1957.14.57

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gustave Dreyfus [1837-1914], Paris; his estate; purchased 1930 with the entire Dreyfus collection by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London and New York); purchased 1945 by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York; gift 1957 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1931

  • Ricci, Seymour de. The Gustave Dreyfus Collection: Renaissance Bronzes. Oxford, 1931: 57, no. 50, pl. 28.

1951

  • Renaissance Bronzes: Statuettes, Reliefs and Plaquettes, Medals and Coins from the Kress Collection. Introduction by Perry B. Cott. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1951: 138.

1965

  • Pope-Hennessy, John W. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: Reliefs, Plaquettes, Statuettes, Utensils and Mortars. London, 1965: no. 544.

1994

  • Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 190, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q63809199

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