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      Ignudo della Paura (Frightened Naked Youth)

      after maso di bartolomeo or giovanni di bartolomeo (1406 – 1456)

      Explore the works of after Maso di Bartolomeo/Giovanni di Bartolomeo, an Italian sculptor from Florence (1406-1456). Admire his sculptures & Renaissance art.

      The Frick Collection (New York City, United States of America)

      Discover art & architecture at The Frick Collection – a Gilded Age mansion showcasing masterpieces by Vermeer, Rembrandt & more. Explore European art in NYC's stunning setting.

      This lithe but sturdy figure is considered the finest variant of a popular model believed to be based on an antique prototype and to represent Marsyas. According to mythology, Marsyas was a satyr who picked up a flute discarded by Athena (because she felt that it distorted her face when she blew it) and became a skilled musician on the instrument. In some versions of the bronze, the subject wears the face bandage used by Greek and Roman flute players. The hands would originally have held a double flute. Images of and derivations from the type are also found in quattrocento frescos and drawings, from Florence to Padua, Pisa to Loreto. Attributions to artists conceivably responsible for the present bronze have ranged with similar breadth, from Florence to North Italy, but whatever its authorship it seems likely that Pollaiuolo

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