# Bacchanal: A Faun Teased by Children [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [BERNINI, Gian Lorenzo]() - Date: 1601-1650 - Technique: Marble, height 132 cm ## Commentary Only a carver of great virtuosity could realize such an inventive and complex sculpture. The long and narrow shape of the block of raw material available for this subject constrained the composition, which is best viewed from the front but also rewards observation from the back. The narrow ends of the block are less interesting because details are compressed; however, the children's faces can only appreciated from a side view. ## Related artworks - [A portrait of a Man]() - [A seated male nude]() - [Aeneas, Anchises, and Ascanius \(detail\)]() - [Aeneas, Anchises, and Ascanius]() - [Aeneas, Anchises, and Ascanius]() - [Altar Cross]() - [Angel]() - [Angel with the Column]() - [Angel with the Crown of Thorns]() - [Angel with the Superscription]() - [Angels on Ponte Sant'Angelo]() - [Apollo and Daphne \(detail\)]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()