Naples: National Museum, Dancing Faun, bronze found in Pompeii in 1830, No. 5276, ca. 1870 – 1880

Title

Naples: National Museum, Dancing Faun, bronze found in Pompeii in 1830, No. 5276

Photographer

• Giacomo Brogi

Period Produced

• 19th century

School

• documentary photography

Object Type

• photograph

Physical Description

Albumen print mounted on cardboard

Material

• albumen
• silver (toned) particles
• cardboard
• paper

Technique

• albumen print

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Bezeichnet recto unten Mitte: Druckschriftzeile: 5276. NAPOLI - Museo Nazionale - Fauno danzante, bronzo trovato a Pompei nel 1830.
Bezeichnet recto unten rechts: Druckschriftzeile: (Edizioni Brogi)

Captions Added Later

Bezeichnet recto oben links auf dem Trägerkarton: Handschriftlich 7772 (vermutlich ehem. Inv.-Nr.)
Bezeichnet recto unten Mitte auf dem Trägerkarton: Handschriftlich: II. Jh. v. Chr., hellenistisch.

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Photographic Collection

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Ancient holdings. Acquired in the 19th century

Genre

• nude
• historical narration
• mythological representation

Main Motif

• Museo nazionale di Napoli
• museum
• man
• Naples

Medial Picture Elements

• Unbekannter Künstler: Tanzender Faun, 49-1 v. Chr., Bronzestatuette, Museo archeologico nazionale di Napoli

Primary

• 48A821 permanent exhibition, museum
• 61F(MUSEO NAZIONALE DI NAPOLI) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (MUSEO NAZIONALE DI NAPOLI)
• 48C2 sculpture
• 92L4 satyrs, fauns, Sileni
• 43C9 dancing
• 48C8421 male dancer
• 31A the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa)
• 41D9 (showing oneself) undressed, quasi-nude
• 31D14 adult man
• 31A231 standing figure

Secondary

• 48C244 pedestal of a piece of sculpture (perhaps in the form of a herm)
• 61E(NAPOLI) names of cities and villages (NAPOLI)