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Hercules and the Erymanthian Boar
(18th and 19th Centuries )
The Greek mythological hero Hercules performs the third of the twelve labors assigned to him by Eurystheus, the king of Mycenae: to capture a fierce boar that had been terrorizing Arcadia in ancient Greece and to bring it back to Mycenae. The finely executed details of this miniature sculpture recall Barye's early training as a goldsmith.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
William T. Walters, Baltimore, May 21, 1889 [George A. Lucas as agent] or Henry Walters, Baltimore, June 29, 1904, [art critic William M. Laffan conveyed to Walters on behalf of George A. Lucas] [which of the two casts is this example has yet to be determined]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2007-2008 | Untamed: The Art of Antoine-Louis Barye. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa; The Henry Morrison Flagler Museum, Palm Beach. |
Geographies
France, Paris (Place of Origin)
Measurements
8 x 2 3/4 x 5 5/16 in. (20.3 x 7 x 13.5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
27.192
