{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Mandragora","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.mandragora.it\/en\/","author_name":"redazione Mandragora","author_url":"https:\/\/www.mandragora.it\/en\/author\/mandragora\/","title":"A Laughing Head of a Faun - Mandragora","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"moMifqZsEg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mandragora.it\/en\/prodotto\/a-laughing-head-of-a-faun\/\">A Laughing Head of a Faun<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mandragora.it\/en\/prodotto\/a-laughing-head-of-a-faun\/embed\/#?secret=moMifqZsEg\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;A Laughing Head of a Faun&#8221; &#8212; Mandragora\" data-secret=\"moMifqZsEg\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.mandragora.it\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.mandragora.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/Una-testa-di-fauno.jpg","thumbnail_width":722,"thumbnail_height":752,"description":"by Elena Capretti  The powerful sculpture, of exceptional quality, depicts a male face with an unkempt beard and thick, dishevelled hair, laughing mockingly. The ungainly physiognomy and charged expression recall the features of a faun, an Italic deity with a semi-feral appearance who inhabits the woods.  The sculpture is the result of a series of elaborations, rethinks and adjustments. It is a kind of experimental work in which the sculptor has vigorously and pugnaciously defined the form, tried out different solutions and refined details.  The theme of the work readily evoke the famous sculpture of a similar subject that Michelangelo made in marble in the early years of frequenting the sculpture garden in Piazza San Marco in around 1490\u20132 and Lorenzo the Magnificent, appreciating the young man\u2019s personality and talent, welcomed Michelangelo into his home.  Despite the loss of the work, the story of the faun sculpted by Buonarroti, as reported by the sources, has enjoyed a certain figurative popularity.  Repeated attempts to identify Buonarroti\u2019s famous head of a faun have never been convincing. The difficulty in reconstructing Michelangelo\u2019s activity as a young man calls for great caution in making any proposal. The book shows a few comparisons with the work of Michelangelo that may encourage further investigation and study regarding the sculpture in question.  Digital version available on  http:\/\/digital.casalini.it\/9788874617326"}