A BRONZE GROUP OF HERCULES AND THE CRETAN BULL

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A BRONZE GROUP OF HERCULES AND THE CRETAN BULL
AFTER A MODEL ATTRIBUTED TO PIETRO TACCA, LATE 18TH OR 19TH CENTURY
Green patina; cast in several sections; areas of restoration to the surface.
21¾in. (55.2cm.) high
Literature
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
J.G. Mann, Wallace Collection Catalogues: Sculpture, London, 1931, no. S124

Lot Essay

Although this group has traditionally been attributed to Giambologna, it is now generally agreed that the model is more likely to be by Pietro Tacca. A good quality cast is in the Wallace Collection (Mann, loc. cit.).

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