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Lot 148
  • 148

Italian, 19th Century After Pietro Tacca (1577-1640)

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Description

  • a bronze group of Hercules and the Cretan bull
  • After Pietro Tacca (1577-1640)
Hercules gripping the horns of the bull below

Catalogue Note

Although the model has 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.

RELATED LITERATURE
Mann, no. S124