''Head of a Faun'' is a lost sculpture by Italian Renaissance master
Michelangelo, dating from c. 1489. His first known work of sculpture in marble, it was sculpted when he was 15 or 16 as a copy of an antique work with some minor alterations. According to
Giorgio Vasari
Giorgio Vasari (, also , ; 30 July 1511 – 27 June 1574) was an Italian Renaissance Master, who worked as a painter, architect, engineer, writer, and historian, who is best known for his work '' The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculp ...
's biography of the artist, it was the creation of this work that secured the young Michelangelo the patronage of
Lorenzo de' Medici
Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici (; 1 January 1449 – 8 April 1492) was an Italian statesman, banker, ''de facto'' ruler of the Florentine Republic and the most powerful and enthusiastic patron of Renaissance culture in Italy. Also known as Lorenzo ...
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See also
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List of works by Michelangelo
The following is a list of works of painting, sculpture and architecture by the Italian Renaissance
The Italian Renaissance ( it, Rinascimento ) was a period in Italian history covering the 15th and 16th centuries. The period is known for the ...
Sources
*''Artists Life — Michelangelo'', page 14,15 — Enrica Crispino, 2001, Giunti Editore.
*''The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti'', page 23 — John Addington Symonds, BiblioBazaar.
*''Michael Angelo: Giorgio Vasari's Lives of the Artists'', Fordham University
External links
''The Boy Michelangelo carving the Head of the Faun''- Sculpture of
Cesare Zocchi (end of nineteenth century). It is in
Casa Buonarroti
Casa Buonarroti is a museum in Florence, Italy. The building was a property owned by the sculptor Michelangelo, which he left to his nephew, Leonardo Buonarroti. The house was converted into a museum dedicated to the artist by his great nephew, Mi ...
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Lost sculptures
Sculptures by Michelangelo
1489 sculptures