The Faun
The Faun
3D
Published 2019-10-09T14:39:04+00:00
A faun was a creature of ancient mythology, a shepherd figure that was part human, part goat. In ecstatic intoxication, the fauns followed the wine-god Bacchus. In Sergel’s sculpture there is nothing at first glance to suggest that this is such a creature. The human body is realistically portrayed, but at the base of the spine a small goat’s tail can be seen. The Faun was the work that brought Sergel his breakthrough, and was carved when he was in Rome. It was made in two copies, of which this one became part of Gustav III’s collection.
Photography Credit - CC BY-SA 4.0 - Nationalmuseum
These 3D scans have been produced with an Artec Eva with the ambition to produce a digital representation as close to the original as possible. However, the presented scans are not to be regarded as duplicates as due to inaccessible areas etc deviations from the original might occur.
| Date published | 09/10/2019 |
| Complessità | Medium |
| Title | The Faun |
| Date | 1774 |
| Dimension | Length: 83.5 cm |
| Accession | NMSk 357 |
| Period | Neoclassical |
| Medium | Marble |
| Credit | Transferred 1866 from Kongl. Museum |
| Record | http://collection.nationalmuseum.se/eMP/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=26737&viewType=detailView |
| Artist | Johan Tobias Sergel |
| Place | Nationalmuseum |
