After the antique. An 18th century Italian bronze model of the Dancing Faun, in the manner of Massimiliano Soldani Benzi, 35.5cm high, 13cm wide. Provenance: Purchased from Christopher Clarke at the Grosvenor House Antiques Fair in 1995. The Collection of the Late P. J. Rankin. The Dancing Faun emerged in the 17th century and the first known record occurs in a book on Roman costume by Ruben's son Albert published in 1665. It is considered to be one of the finest antique sculptures, in 1695 the Florentine sculptor Massimiliano Soldani Benzi (1656-1714) wrote to his patron Prince Liechtenstein that the 'Faun is the most beautiful statue to be seen'. The original marble can be found in the Tribuna of the Uffizi in Florence.
After the antique. An 18th century Italian bronze model of the Dancing Faun, in the manner of Massimiliano Soldani Benzi, 35.5cm high, 13cm wide. Provenance: Purchased from Christopher Clarke at the Grosvenor House Antiques Fair in 1995. The Collection of the Late P. J. Rankin. The Dancing Faun emerged in the 17th century and the first known record occurs in a book on Roman costume by Ruben's son Albert published in 1665. It is considered to be one of the finest antique sculptures, in 1695 the Florentine sculptor Massimiliano Soldani Benzi (1656-1714) wrote to his patron Prince Liechtenstein that the 'Faun is the most beautiful statue to be seen'. The original marble can be found in the Tribuna of the Uffizi in Florence.
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