Striding Pan

Striding Pan

Andrea Briosco, called Riccio

Details

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
Overall (confirmed): 14 1/8 × 6 1/4 × 4 3/4 in. (35.9 × 15.9 × 12.1 cm) Base (confirmed): 7 in. × 6 3/4 in. × 7 in. (17.8 × 17.1 × 17.8 cm)
Holding institution
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
License
CC0-1.0
Credit
Purchase, Gifts of Irwin Untermyer, Ogden Mills and George Blumenthal, Bequest of Julia H. Manges and Frederick C. Hewitt Fund, by exchange; and Rogers and Pfeiffer Funds, 1982

Art Genome Taxonomy

10 tags

Subject Matter

  • The catalog identifies the subject as satyrs, while the image shows a humanlike torso and face combined with horns, shaggy lower limbs, and hoof-like feet.

  • Classical Mythology Both · 96%

    The title identifies the figure as Pan and the catalog identifies satyrs; the horned human-animal form visually supports this mythological subject.

  • Human Figure Visual · 99%

    The central subject is a fully modeled standing figure with an articulated head, torso, arms, and legs.

  • Movement Both · 93%

    The title describes a striding Pan, and the image shows an asymmetrical stance with separated legs, a turned torso, and a raised bent arm.

Visual Qualities

  • Asymmetrical Visual · 95%

    The uneven leg positions, raised arm, projecting carried objects, and twisting torso create an off-center, asymmetrical arrangement.

  • Highly Detailed Visual · 97%

    The image shows finely modeled facial features, beard, hair, horns, musculature, shaggy lower limbs, and ribbed objects.

Medium and Techniques

  • Sculpture Both · 99%

    The catalog classifies the work as a statuette and Sculpture-Bronze; the image clearly shows a freestanding, fully modeled three-dimensional figure.

Time Periods

Geographic Regions

  • Italian Art Metadata · 98%

    The artist display identifies Briosco as Italian, with the associated locations of Trent and Padua.

Materials

  • Bronze Metadata · 99%

    Bronze is specified as the medium in the museum catalog. The image shows a dark reflective metal surface, though the alloy cannot be identified from the image alone.

Source & rights

Andrea Briosco, called Riccio. Striding Pan. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.