The marble statue of a faun becomes a central element and metaphor for the character of donatello.
The marble faun statue.
It is one of the works hawthorne called romances unrealistic stories in exotic settings.
Duquesnoy s completion of antiques was acclaimed in rome as absolutely perfect.
The marble faun novel by nathaniel hawthorne published in 1860.
The marble faun written on the eve of the american civil war is set in a fantastical italy.
The rondanini faun was built on an ancient torso completed by duquesnoy between 1625 and 1630.
The fact that all characters are somewhat connected to the art world can be seen as a plot device to allow the metaphors of art and human psyche to flow more naturally.
Paul getty museum 1984.
The romance mixes elements of a fable pastoral gothic novel and travel guide.
In greek mythology satyrs were human like male woodland spirits with several animal features often a goat like tail hooves ears or horns.
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A faun is the roman equivalent of a greek satyr.
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The faun of praxiteles is in the collection of the capitoline museum in rome.
The novel s central metaphor is a statue of a faun by praxiteles that hawthorne had seen in rome.
A marble statue of a young man leaning against a tree stump.
In the faun s fusing of animal and human.