Barberini Faun
E419841
The Barberini Faun is a famous Hellenistic marble sculpture depicting a drunken, sleeping satyr in a dramatically relaxed, sensual pose that exemplifies the era’s interest in realism and emotional expression.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Barberini Faun canonical | 2 |
| Dancing Faun statue | 1 |
| Resting Satyr | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4155327 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Barberini Faun Context triple: [Hellenistic art, notableWork, Barberini Faun]
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A.
Bronze Venus
Bronze Venus is a nickname for Josephine Baker, the iconic American-born French entertainer, civil rights activist, and symbol of Jazz Age glamour.
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B.
Antium kouros
The Antium kouros is an ancient Greek marble statue of a standing nude youth, notable as an early example of the kouros type found at the site of Antium in Italy.
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C.
Farnese Hercules sculpture collection
The Farnese Hercules sculpture collection is a renowned assemblage of classical artworks centered on the monumental ancient statue of Hercules, celebrated for its influence on Renaissance and later European art.
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D.
Farnese Bull sculpture collection
The Farnese Bull sculpture collection is a renowned assemblage of ancient Roman artworks centered on the monumental Hellenistic marble group depicting the myth of Dirce, celebrated for its dramatic composition and intricate detail.
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E.
Capitoline Wolf sculpture
The Capitoline Wolf sculpture is an iconic bronze statue of a she-wolf suckling the legendary twins Romulus and Remus, symbolizing the mythic founding of Rome.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Barberini Faun Target entity description: The Barberini Faun is a famous Hellenistic marble sculpture depicting a drunken, sleeping satyr in a dramatically relaxed, sensual pose that exemplifies the era’s interest in realism and emotional expression.
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A.
Bronze Venus
Bronze Venus is a nickname for Josephine Baker, the iconic American-born French entertainer, civil rights activist, and symbol of Jazz Age glamour.
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B.
Antium kouros
The Antium kouros is an ancient Greek marble statue of a standing nude youth, notable as an early example of the kouros type found at the site of Antium in Italy.
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C.
Farnese Hercules sculpture collection
The Farnese Hercules sculpture collection is a renowned assemblage of classical artworks centered on the monumental ancient statue of Hercules, celebrated for its influence on Renaissance and later European art.
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D.
Farnese Bull sculpture collection
The Farnese Bull sculpture collection is a renowned assemblage of ancient Roman artworks centered on the monumental Hellenistic marble group depicting the myth of Dirce, celebrated for its dramatic composition and intricate detail.
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E.
Capitoline Wolf sculpture
The Capitoline Wolf sculpture is an iconic bronze statue of a she-wolf suckling the legendary twins Romulus and Remus, symbolizing the mythic founding of Rome.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic sculpture
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ancient Greek sculpture ⓘ marble statue ⓘ satyr sculpture ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Silenus
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surface form:
Drunken Satyr
Sleeping Satyr ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
important example of Hellenistic naturalism
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influential in later European depictions of the male nude ⓘ key example of Hellenistic interest in emotion ⓘ |
| artMovement | Hellenistic art ⓘ |
| collection |
Bavarian State Painting Collections
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surface form:
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
|
| condition | partially restored ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greece
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| culturalContext |
Hellenistic period
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surface form:
Hellenistic Greece
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| currentLocation |
Alte Pinakothek, Munich
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surface form:
Alte Pinakothek
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| depictionOfEmotion |
abandonment
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exhaustion ⓘ sensual pleasure ⓘ |
| depicts |
drunken satyr
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satyr ⓘ sleeping satyr ⓘ |
| discovered | 17th century ⓘ |
| estimatedDate | circa 220 BC ⓘ |
| foundIn | Rome ⓘ |
| genre | mythological sculpture ⓘ |
| iconography |
Bacchic subject matter
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Dionysian imagery ⓘ |
| inception | 2nd century BC ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Germany
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Munich ⓘ |
| materialUsed | marble ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Barberini family ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
depiction of sleep
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dynamic twisting torso ⓘ emphasis on musculature ⓘ expressive facial features ⓘ open, sprawling limbs ⓘ reclining pose ⓘ sensual depiction of male nude ⓘ suggestion of intoxication ⓘ |
| pose |
legs spread apart
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one arm raised above head ⓘ reclining on rock ⓘ |
| previousOwner | Barberini family ⓘ |
| restoration | some limbs and supports restored in early modern period ⓘ |
| style |
Hellenistic realism
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dramatic naturalism ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Dionysian revelry
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eroticized male body ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Barberini Faun Description of subject: The Barberini Faun is a famous Hellenistic marble sculpture depicting a drunken, sleeping satyr in a dramatically relaxed, sensual pose that exemplifies the era’s interest in realism and emotional expression.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Resting Satyr
this entity surface form:
Dancing Faun statue