Faun of the Capitol, (sculpture)

Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery

Object Details

artist
Unknown
Praxiteles (copy after)
Appears in exhibition catalog as entry no. 75
This statuette is after the famous Faun of Praxiteles, which is in the Capitol at Rome, and which gave Hawthorne the idea for his exquisite story of "The Marble Faun," as he himself relates in several passages of his "Italian Notes," vol. 1. [P. 11; exhibited under heading: "Catalogue of Casts."]
Fifth Exhibition, 1873-1874. San Francisco Art Association Catalogue. Price, 25 cts.
1876
Control number
AECI 02860057
Type
Sculptures
Exhibition Catalogs
Medium
Cast
Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index
Topic
Mythology--Classical--Faun
Fantasy
Record ID
siris_aeci_54220
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