Hercules and Achelous (in the form of a bull)
Old photographs show this small relief set into an ebony base that supported the sculpture of Hercules and Achelous, also in the Museum's collection (1982.60.129).
Artwork Details
- Title: Hercules and Achelous (in the form of a bull)
- Maker: Attributed to the Master of the Martyrdom of St. Sebastian (Austrian)
- Date: ca. 1670
- Culture: Austrian
- Medium: Ivory
- Dimensions: Overall: 3 × 2 1/2 in. (7.6 × 6.4 cm)
- Classification: Sculpture-Miniature
- Credit Line: Purchase, Mrs. Sid R. Bass, Mrs. Oscar de la Renta and Mrs. Walter Annenberg Gifts, in honor of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2003
- Object Number: 2003.235
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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Austrian
mid-17th century
Master of the Martyrdom of St. Sebastian
1657
Master of the Martyrdom of St. Sebastian
probably mid-17th century
Johann Baptist Hagenauer
ca. 1754–56
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
ca. 1770–83
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