Francesco La Monaca (1882-1937) Bacchante and child satyr Patinated terracotta Signed "La Monaca" on the terrace 50x66cm Dust In 1903, Italian-born Francesco La Monaca abandoned his military career and moved to Paris, where he attended the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts and trained in the studios of Gabriel-Jules Thomas and Jean-Antoine Injalbert. Although he rubbed shoulders with the avant-garde, La Monaca began exhibiting at the Salon des artistes français in 1909.