Reclining Pan

3D Model

Francesco da Sangallo, Italian, 1494–1576 DATE c.1535 DIMENSIONS 25 x 52 3/4 x 23 1/4 in. (63.5 x 134 x 59.1 cm) TES Amid grape clusters and vines, Pan reclines on a rocky base. His left hand clutches the goatskin once filled with libations. Such details, together with the small salamander carved amid the rocks, evoke a rustic scene befitting Pan, the half-goat, half-human god of the woods, fields, and flocks. Known for lustful pursuits, the grimacing Pan holds a reed pipe, or syrinx, an allusion to the maiden Syrinx, who turned into a patch of reeds to escape Pan’s advances.

Looking at the sculpture from the back, remnants of an ancient carving are still visible. Portions of the folds and fringed edge of a draped garment from a 2nd- or 3rd-century Roman relief can be detected behind the head and upper torso. St Louis Art Museum