Satyress and her Infant
This bronze is a variation on one of the more popular models from the workshop of Severo da Ravenna. In this version, the satyress holds a cornucopia in her right hand and is seated on a tree trunk. The holes in the tree trunk were possibly for holding quill pens.
Artwork Details
- Title: Satyress and her Infant
- Artist: Workshop of Severo Calzetta da Ravenna (Italian, active by 1496, died before 1543)
- Date: ca. 1520 or later
- Medium: Bronze, light reddish brown patina.
- Dimensions: H. 23 cm.
- Classification: Metalwork-Bronze
- Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
- Object Number: 1975.1.1394
- Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection
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