Playful Faun and Satyr
by PIAMONTINI, Giuseppe, Marble, height 85 cm
A young faun is holding down a little goat-feeted satyr, while teasingly showing him a couple of bunches of grapes. The satyr replies by sticking out his tongue and making the vulgar and insulting gesture of putting his thumb between forefinger and index finger. Piamontini’s groups of playing satyrs and fauns were extremely popular, whether made in marble or bronze.