# The Faun

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## Artwork

- Artist: [PUGET, Pierre](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/puget-pierre-rae896edd9940c8>)
- Date: 1651-1700
- Technique: Marble, height 157 cm

## Commentary

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- [Exterior view](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/puget-pierre-rae896edd9940c8/exterior-view-ra28769946c0ad7>)

## Attribution

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