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Hercules and Lychas by French — VisualArtsDB

Hercules and Lychas

Hercules and Lychas

1850–1900

Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: 41.9 × 28.5 × 19.7 cm (16 1/4 × 11 1/4 × 7 3/4 in.)
Genre: statuette
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

Styles

nineteenth century

Tags

bronze (color)firing (heating)nineteenth century19th centuryGreek godsMythologymodeling (forming)nudesmythicalsculptureGreek mythologyinorganic materialmannonferrous metalbronzestatuettesculptingmetalworkingcopper alloymythological figuresNeoclassicismsculpture techniquesmetal

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