The Drunken Faun

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Digitised using a Shining3D Einscan Pro 2X Plus. The Drunken Faun is possibly John Hogan's masterpiece. It was executed in Rome, in response to a challenge made by John Gibson RA (1790-1866), a fellow sculptor, that no new original pose was possible. In spite of being based somewhat on the Barberini Faun, Hogan's sculpture soundly disproves Gibson’s assertion. John Hogan (1800-1858) was born in Tallow, County Waterford, Ireland. Encouraged to travel to Rome by the art critic and engraver William Paulet Carey (1759-1839), Hogan was later elected as one of the Virtuosi al Pantheon. Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844) described him as 'the best sculptor I leave after me in Rome.'

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CrawfordArtGallery
Crawford Art Gallery is a National Cultural Institution located in Cork, Ireland. Dedicated to historic and contemporary visual art, the gallery is currently closed for redevelopment and reopens in 2027. The collection comprises more than 3,500 works, ranging from eighteenth-century Irish and European painting and sculpture, through to contemporary video installations. At the heart of the collection are the Canova Casts, a collection of Greek and Roman sculpture casts brought to Cork in 1818 from the Vatican Museums in Rome. Through its exhibitions and Learn & Explore programmes, Crawford Art Gallery is committed to fostering recognition, critical assessment, and acknowledgement of historical and contemporary Irish and international art practice. Charity Number: CHY 18818

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