Meleager and his dog
Statuette
ca. 1600-1625 (made)
ca. 1600-1625 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This bronze statuette, by an unknown sculptor, was probably made in France in the first half of the seventeenth century.
It represents Meleager, a Greek mythological figure who was the son of a king of Calydon, a city in Aetolia. His father offended the goddess Diana, who then sent out a wild boar to threaten the countryside. Meleager along with a group of colleagues tried to hunt the boar. This is referred to as the Calydonian Boar Hunt.
It represents Meleager, a Greek mythological figure who was the son of a king of Calydon, a city in Aetolia. His father offended the goddess Diana, who then sent out a wild boar to threaten the countryside. Meleager along with a group of colleagues tried to hunt the boar. This is referred to as the Calydonian Boar Hunt.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Meleager and his dog (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Statuette, Meleager and his dog, bronze, French, ca. 1600-1625 |
| Physical description | A male naked figure wearing shoes, standing on a circular base along with a little dog which looks up to him. |
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| Credit line | Bought with funds from the John Webb Trust |
| Object history | Bought by the John Webb Trust for £75, in 1953. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This bronze statuette, by an unknown sculptor, was probably made in France in the first half of the seventeenth century. It represents Meleager, a Greek mythological figure who was the son of a king of Calydon, a city in Aetolia. His father offended the goddess Diana, who then sent out a wild boar to threaten the countryside. Meleager along with a group of colleagues tried to hunt the boar. This is referred to as the Calydonian Boar Hunt. |
| Bibliographic reference | Pope-Hennessy, John. 'Italian Bronze Statuettes II', in: Burlington Magazine, CV, 1963 1963, p. 67 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.65-1953 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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