OK, I can hear you from here! Yes, this is obscene, but... it's art! This statue is called Le faune Barberini and it is usually to be seen in the Glyptothek in Munich, Germany, but at the moment you can see it in Paris, in the Louvre museum. This guy is a Satyr, that is, according to the greek mythology, a human with animal features (I wonder which ones!). See more about the Barberini Faun in Wikipedia.
Indeed, not much is left to the imagination. But it is art. And I would much rather see this at the Louvre than a McCafe, however "high class" the McC might be!
ReplyDeleteNot obscene at all. How long will it be at the Louvre?
ReplyDeleteIt is art. More then some modern art pieces.
ReplyDeleteI bet I could guess which ones... That section of the Louvre is amazing. The sculptures are impressive to say the least. You truly captured the beauty of the piece. --M
ReplyDeleteOh my!
ReplyDeleteThat's an incredible one or unexpected picture today :)
If I dare to say it... very offering?
Wow.
Eric is playing with us, isn't he?
Yesterday and today pictures are suggestive, n'est-ce pas?
Oh, how lovely is that! I bet all of Paris is clamoring over it!!!
ReplyDeleteI must be obscene, he-he, because I find this to be quite beautiful Eric!
ReplyDeleteSooooo...he's not Jewish, then?
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and put the other goy boy next to him, The David! Pornographic? I don't think so.
ReplyDeleteLet it rain men, Halleluyah!!!!
Someone should give him a robe. It will be like the movie 300
ReplyDeleteOOOh I say.... :)
ReplyDeleteThis is art indeed. More so than piles of rusty metal etc. It's beautiful.
Lynn, get over here. See what you're missing!
The Wikipedia history is fascinating: that is was found in Castel Sant'Angelo as a Barberini Pope was renovating the castle is really fun. I walked by both Palazzo Barberini and Castel Sant'Angelo in May, though did not enter either--this time.
ReplyDeleteFrom sultry temptress to a faun, we're (un)covering all perspectives here!
A sight for sore eyes....
ReplyDeleteYes, let's get Lynn's opinion. Eric, you know when you're provoking us don't you?
ReplyDeleteBut it is exquisite, not obscene at all.
he he Oh my. My, my. :) It is beautiful. Not obscene.
ReplyDeleteI KNEW you'd posted something...interesting, Eric. A little birdie gave me the heads up. I KNEW it. ;)
Whether this was carved in the 2nd or 3rd century BCE or is a Roman copy, that's a long time he's been nursing his hangover. He's fortunate he didn't go from being a satyr to being a eunuch—not all such ancient statuary has managed to keep all their, um, parts. Glad to got to see this while it's in Paris, Eric, and that you shared it with us.
ReplyDeleteWhat's obscene about this? Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteEiffel Tower!
ReplyDeleteEiffel Tower!!
Eiffel Tower!!!
Yeah, I wouldn't be using the word "obscene" to describe that statue, unless maybe you moved to Baghdad or something, no offense.
ReplyDeleteOh. I'm all flustered now.
ReplyDeleteBut the Wikipedia article says that this statue is a copy by Edme Bouchardon. The original partially restored statue by an unknown sculptor is in the Munich museum. I think the Louvre statue has been there for some time?
ReplyDeleteBut, it does seem to be a beautiful piece of art.
Alexa - if you go on Wikipedia, you'll see that the original is indeed missing some parts of its original bits! It must be a wee lesson in the healing arts -- nurse a hangover long enough and you'll turn out better than before! ;)
ReplyDeleteTomate Loool !
ReplyDeleteWith this photo, Eric is obviously trying to "balance" yesterday picture ;-)
And he is successful as it's only 8.20 am, and there are already more comments than yesterday all day...
Why, why why ??
;-)
Buzzgirl: I think you're right, he wasn't Jewish. If he was, his parents ought to get a refund.
ReplyDeleteWell, it's not like he has a future as a porn star. Just another dude with his bare ass on my nice, clean wolfskin chair... hey! Now, how am I gonna clean that, mister?! Wake up! Come on, buddy! Dagnabbit...
ReplyDeleteAs a porn star, probably not. I think he's probably too laid back.
ReplyDeleteA satyr has goat legs, fur and a tail... Here it's a faun, basically, a man in a lascivious posture (that can be considered like a second definition). Obviously!
ReplyDeleteA satyr is part of the crew which follow Dionysos (the "thiase" in French), ith the menads.
Désolé pour les anglophones mais c'est sur la version française de Wikipedia que se trouve la solution des attributs animaliers du Faune de Barberini : "La statue représente un satyre, mais il faut faire preuve d'attention pour ne pas y voir un simple jeune homme : ses oreilles pointues, sa queue à peine visible au bas du dos, sa couronne de lierre et sa nébride (peau de panthère) ne sont pas apparents au premier abord", photo en prime...
ReplyDeleteCarrie -- I was being lazy (and that'll teach me to try to rely on what I think I know). Should I wonder if the woman who made this copy was thinking good thoughts or bad when she reinstated his missing bits (pour les francais, pun intended)?
ReplyDeleteUSElaine -- LOL!
Guille (hola!) & Stéphane -- merci pour les bonnes explications.
We a a kind of animal. Great sculpture !! Really amazing.
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Valery
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Good grief Eric, you really know how to wake a girl up don't you!!! Let me get a plane ticket, I can be there by tomorrow!!! Sigh........ Maybe I'll have just another quick peek. :)
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Only a prudish moron can find art to be obscene!
ReplyDeleteOMG that's freakin gorgeous! They just don't make'm like that anymore. Definately woke me up this morning. Thank you for your beautiful photos!!! You've been on a really good roll these last few days! Merci! Valorie
ReplyDeleteOh wow!
ReplyDeleteThat is one interesting art form. I think it is gonna cast a very strong impression in my mind! ;)
Score for the Louvre! Excellent!
ReplyDeleteGoodness what have you done to me, Eric? You must have awakened my antennae ... I shall post later...;)
ReplyDeleteThe "Classic Physique". (Before steroids or other body enhancement methods in use now.) The perfect body is truly a work of art. The man's pose is typical. Many men sit with their legs apart, unlike most women. It's all about body language.
ReplyDeleteSomehow I knew this photo would be successful. Wonder why...
ReplyDelete@Cali. "How long will it be at the Louvre?" I have no idea, sorry.
@Megan "You truly captured the beauty of the piece" Didn't IT?!
@Flore "Yesterday and today pictures are suggestive, n'est-ce pas?" Well, yeah... ;)
@Buzzgirl "Sooooo...he's not Jewish, then?" LOOOOOL!
@Lynn "I KNEW you'd posted something...interesting, Eric. A little birdie gave me the heads up. I KNEW it. ;)" I was sure, you would find it soon enough!
@Alexa "He's fortunate he didn't go from being a satyr to being a eunuch" LOL
@Tomate "Eiffel Tower! Eiffel Tower!! Eiffel Tower!!!" LOOOOOOL
@Joanna "I think the Louvre statue has been there for some time? " Ooops you must be right. Shame on me I should have checked better...
@Thib "Why, why why ??" Yes, Why, why why ??
@Guille "A satyr is part of the crew which follow Dionysos (the "thiase" in French), ith the menads." Wow, I'm impressed. Thank you for such precision ;) And apparently Stephane (below you) has found another definition of Satyrs.
@Virginia "Eric, you really know how to wake a girl up don't you!!! You have no idea!
@Valorie "You've been on a really good roll these last few days! Merci! Thanks. that is encouraging. Sometimes I really wonder.
@Lois "It's all about body language." The one that is universal...
Dammit, I knew I missed something good yesterday.
ReplyDeleteI don't think it's obscene at all - but I seriously wonder how you guys walk around all day with those things.
lol you know me well, Eric.
ReplyDeleteLooking at it again (and again and again) I find the pose really quite shocking - I mean, it's really in your face isn't it? :)
Depends where you stand, Lynn ;)
ReplyDeleteWell, better late than never. He looks just fine to me.
ReplyDeleteThis is not the original Barberini Faun that was made around 200 B.C.
ReplyDeleteThis is a copy made by a French sculptor in the 18th c.
Advertising the wrong thing... The original is in Germany. The copy is at the Louvre.