Satyr, ca. 1530, Copper alloy with a reddish brown patina; the base and shell with a dark brown patina., H. 25 cm., Metalwork-Bronze, Workshop of Desiderio da Firenze (Italian, born Florence, active Padua, 1532–45), Workshop of Severo Calzetta da Ravenna (Italian, active by 1496, died before 1543) (base), Crisply cast with a carefully chased and hammered surface, the kneeling satyr peers intently with slightly parted lips at the candle socket held aloft in his right hand. His fig leaf is a nineteenth-century modification to the ensemble
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Satyr, ca, 1530, Copper alloy, reddish brown patina, base, shell, dark, H, 25 cm, Metalwork-Bronze, Workshop of Desiderio da Firenze, Italian, born Florence, active Padua, 1532–45, Severo Calzetta Ravenna, by, 1496, died before, 1543, Crisply cast, carefully chased, hammered surface, kneeling satyr, peers, intently, slightly parted, lips, candle socket, held, aloft, right hand, fig leaf, nineteenth-century modification, ensemble
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