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Source Description
This satyr with big ears is drunk. His human half did the drinking, while his goat half has collapsed to the ground. The drinking bowl serves as an inkwell.Humorous combinations in the Roman style--mythical creatures such as the satyr--were a specialty of the workshop of the Paduan sculptor Riccio. However, the inattentive modeling suggests that this inkwell is a 16th-century "knock off," cast by someone else as an inexpensive imitation of a well-known style.
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Document identity
localId
10536
label
Satyr with Inkwell and Candleholder
core
obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
10536
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Satyr with Inkwell and Candleholder
description
This satyr with big ears is drunk. His human half did the drinking, while his goat half has collapsed to the ground. The drinking bowl serves as an inkwell.Humorous combinations in the Roman style--mythical creatures such as the satyr--were a specialty of the workshop of the Paduan sculptor Riccio. However, the inattentive modeling suggests that this inkwell is a 16th-century "knock off," cast by someone else as an inexpensive imitation of a well-known style.
provenance
Arnold Seligmann; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1525-1550 (Renaissance)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
inkwells
candleholders
sculptures
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
18.1
height
12.2
dimensionsRaw
H: 7 1/8 × Diam: 4 13/16 in. (18.1 × 12.2 cm)
Source extras
med
bronze
creator_ids
2199
33562
collection_ids
REN
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
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891418b876939a72
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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7e789d0d2238ae9a
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no
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no