Resting Satyr

The Resting Satyr (Greek Σάτυρος ἀναπαυόμενος ) is a frequently copied sculpture, which is assigned to the ancient sculptor Praxiteles. The most famous of the 115 previously known members of this type is on display in the Capitoline Museums copy.

The plastic made ​​in the original bronze depicts a young satyr, like the pointy ears and across the upper body supported panther skin is visible. He rested his right elbow on a tree stump, the base of the right leg game loosely placed behind the left heel. In some copies he is holding a pan flute ( syrinx ), or other object in his right hand. The left rear hand rests propped behind his hip and pushes the panther skin slightly backwards. The idealized facial features refer to the features of the Late Classic, curly and barely tamed hair is bound about with a napkin.

The image of the resting satyr is mentioned by Pliny the Elder in his book Natural History (XXXIV, 69) as follows: