Search engine for discovering works of Art, research articles, and books related to Art and Culture
ShareThis
Javascript must be enabled to continue!

Hercules and the Erymanthian boar

View through The Met
Bronze with red-brown lacquer patina
Rights: Public Domain
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection 1982
image-zoom
Title: Hercules and the Erymanthian boar
Description:
Bronze with red-brown lacquer patina.

Related Results

Neck Amphora (storage jar): Herakles and Erymanthian Boar; Warrior Farewell Scene
Neck Amphora (storage jar): Herakles and Erymanthian Boar; Warrior Farewell Scene
On one side: Herakles capturing the Erymanthian boar. The Erymanthian boar was a monster which plagued the central Peloponnese around Mt. Erymanthos, and it was one of Herakles’ la...
Hercules at the Court of Omphale
Hercules at the Court of Omphale
In this horizontal composition Hans Cranach depicted an episode from the story of Hercules which is not particularly heroic in comparison to most of the hero’s labours and exploits...
Wild Boar
Wild Boar
Represented in an alert position, almost as if stopped in its tracks, this wild boar appears to be facing an opponent, either another wild animal or, more likely, a hunter, such as...
Salt Cellar with Hercules Motifs
Salt Cellar with Hercules Motifs
Hexagonal salt cellar with a profile portrait of "LA BELLE DIANIRA" on top and "IE SUIS EV RYSTHÉE" on the bottom. Each side is painted with scenes from the life and labours of ...
Salt Cellar with Hercules Motifs
Salt Cellar with Hercules Motifs
Hexagonal salt cellar with a profile portrait of "LA BELLE DIANIRA" on bottom and "HERCULES" on the top. Each side is painted with scenes from the life and labours of Hercules:...
Tiger Attacking Boar
Tiger Attacking Boar
Amidst rocky outcrops and other animals, which include rabbits and a gazelle, is a large tiger that lunges and attacks a boar head-on. It sinks its teeth into the back of the boar’...

Back to Top