Luca Madrassi (1848-1919)

Luca Madrassi Pan with Young Maiden is a bronze composition that depicts the duality of a mythological encounter. Pan's shadowy, retreating figure creates a delicate contrast with the young woman stepping into the foreground, where instinct and innocence coexist. The emphasis is not on the action but on the tension of the relationship and the displaced postures of the bodies relative to each other. The effect of the composition is quiet, yet unsettlingly complex.