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1820 Barye sculpted Hercules with the Erymanthean Boar, depicting Hercules's fourth Labor, where he had to capture a live wild boar from Mount Erymanthos. [1] Barye was no less successful in sculpture on a small scale, and excelled in representing animals in their most familiar attitudes.
A bronze sculpture by Paul Manship depicting Hercules sitting on a bull, one of his twelve labors. Learn about the myth, the artist, and the artwork details on the museum website.
When Hercules got to Crete, he easily wrestled the bull to the ground and drove it back to King Eurystheus. Eurystheus let the bull go free. It wandered around Greece, terrorizing the people, and ended up in Marathon, a city near Athens.
At Eurystheus’s behest, Hercules killed the Cretan Bull, a dangerous and ferocious animal that was decimating Crete. The Cretan Bull was a handsome bull that Poseidon had asked the king of Crete to sacrifice.
Apr 26, 2012 · Metope from the west side of the Temple of Zeus, Olympia. Here Hercules tames the Cretan Bull. (470-460 BCE) Olympia Archaeological Museum.
BARYE, ANTOINE LOUIS (1796-1875), French sculptor, was born in Paris on the 24th of September 1796. Like many of the sculptors of the Renaissance he began life as a goldsmith. After studying under Bosio, the sculptor, and Gros, the painter, he was in 1818 admitted to the École des Beaux Arts.
Title: Hercules with the Cretan Bull. Date: 17th century. Culture: European. Medium: Bronze. Dimensions: Height: 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm) Classification: Sculpture-Bronze. Credit Line: Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964. Accession Number: 64.101.1549. Learn more about this artwork.
