Wild Man
late 1400s
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Wild Man, late 1400s. Germany, Nuremberg(?). Copper alloy; overall: 13.4 cm (5 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, and James Parmelee Fund 1965.21 The wild man is derived from the Greek satyr who lived in the woods.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- copper alloy
- Dimensions
- Overall: 13.4 cm (5 1/4 in.)
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1965.21
- Credit Line
- Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, and James Parmelee Fund
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review: 1965, Wild Folk: Medieval Myth and Symbolism, Medieval Monsters: Terrors, Aliens, Wonders
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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