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Mask of Bearded Satyr

17th century
Not on view
This mask formed a portion of a monument at Leghorn of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Ferdinand I de' Medici, with a marble statue representing the duke by Giovanni Bandini, the four Moorish slaves and bronze fittings by Pietro Tacca. Monument erected about 1609 by Cosimo II.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Mask of Bearded Satyr
  • Date: 17th century
  • Culture: Italian
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Dimensions: Overall: 11 3/4 × 9 1/2 in. (29.8 × 24.1 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture-Bronze
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1922
  • Object Number: 22.199
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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