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by RICCIO, Andrea, Bronze, height 36 cm
This statuette is modeled after an antique marble statue. It could be made into useful desktop equipment for writing or lighting by placing containers for ink, sand, or oil in the satyr’s arms. Like many early 16th-century bronzes, it was designed and balanced to stand on any surface with no help. The highly activated surfaces of the bronzes for which he was famed reflect Riccio’s training as a goldsmith.