Seated Faun
| Title | Seated Faun |
|---|---|
| Artist | Andrea Briosco, called Riccio |
| Date | ca. 1540–50 16th century |
| Medium | Bronze |
| Classification | Sculpture-Bronze |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Seated Faun” is a work by Andrea Briosco, called Riccio, dated ca. 1540–50. It is executed in bronze and classified as sculpture-bronze. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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Rights: Public Domain — released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) via The Met Open Access.
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