But here in this pentelic marble it is a substantial fact and may be tested by absolute touch and measurement.
Marble faun of praxiteles.
In the faun s fusing of animal and human characteristics hawthorne found an.
Our friend donatello is the very faun of praxiteles.
The portraiture is perfect in character sentiment and feature.
But here in this pentelic marble it is a substantial fact and may be tested by absolute touch and measurement.
Paul getty museum 1984.
Mentions in literature edit american novelist nathaniel hawthorne s 1860 gothic novel the marble faun centers around donatello a man who is believed to be a descendant of praxiteles marble faun due to his uncanny resemblance to the sculpture.
Samuel wagstaff jr american 1921 1987 sold to the j.
In the spring of 1858 hawthorne was inspired to write his romance when.
If it were a picture the resemblance might be half illusive and imaginary.
And after all the idea may have been no dream but rather a poet s reminiscence of a period when man s affinity with nature was more strict and his fellowship with every living thing more intimate and dear.
Writing on the eve of the american civil war hawthorne set his story in a fantastical italy.
Or the romance of monte beni novel by nathaniel hawthorne published in 1860 it is one of the works hawthorne called romances unrealistic stories in exotic settings.
A marble statue of a young man leaning against a tree stump.
The marble faun is a gothic romance concerning three young americans and one young italian count who meet in rome.
Or the romance of monte beni also known by the british title transformation was the last of the four major romances by nathaniel hawthorne and was published in 1860.
The romance mixes elements of a fable pastoral gothic novel and travel guide.
The portraiture is perfect in character sentiment and feature.
Little edie answering the door said oh my god the marble faun has arrived referring to the statue by praxiteles in nathaniel hawthorne s novel.
The book features picturesque descriptions of historic art and architecture in rome as a backdrop to a tale of mystery murder and romance.
The marble faun is hawthorne s most unusual romance.
Is it not true hilda.
The marble faun in full the marble faun.
The essence of all these was compressed long ago and still exists within that discolored marble surface of the faun of praxiteles.
Our friend donatello is the very faun of praxiteles.
If it were a picture the resemblance might be half illusive and imaginary.
Capitoline faun 19th century italian bronze statue benedetto boschetti 28 1 2 inches 72 4 cm high on 7 inches 17 7 cm high marble base.
The marble faun written on the eve of the american civil war is set in a fantastical italy the romance mixes elements of a fable pastoral gothic novel and travel guide.