Sleeping Faun (Statue)

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https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/The_Sleeping_Faun_by_Harriet_Hosmer.jpg

 

March is the month honoring women so I thought to post this statue which was sculpted by a woman.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Hosmer

[Karl-G]

Nice idea.

 

Harriet Goodhue Hosmer (October 9, 1830 – February 21, 1908) was a neoclassical sculptor, considered the most distinguished female sculptor in America during the 19th century. She is known as the first female professional sculptor. Hosmer once lived in an expatriate colony in Rome, befriending many prominent writers and artists.

 

Henry James described Harriet and her female friends in Rome as "that marmorean flock," because they all worked in white marble. They were very productive, and their works were in great demand, so they often made a number of copies of a popular sculpture and often hired Italian craftsmen to carve copies. I think there are multiple copies of the "Sleeping Faun." There is one in the High Museum in Atlanta. Perhaps her most famous and popular sculpture was "Puck" in a variety of poses. The Smithsonian National Museum of American Art has several, I think. This is the most popular.

 

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I think the Barberini Faun is the original that many copy

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barberini_Faun