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Herakles the Archer

Emile-Antoine Bourdelle (1861–1929)

Founder:: Cast by Alexis Rudier
Date:: 20th century
Culture:: French
Medium:: Bronze, gilt
Dimensions:: 95 x 37 1/2 x 71 1/2 in. (241.3 x 95.3 x 181.6 cm)
Classification:: Sculpture-Bronze
Credit Line:: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Millett, 1924
Accession Number:: 24.232

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 548

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Signature: [1] ANTOINE/BOURDELLE/SCULPT 1909 PARIS [2] Alexis RUDIER/Founeur.PARIS

Inscription: [1] HYLPE / Hydra in Greek (on small rectangular reliefs) [2] HERAKLES [3] HPAKAH [4] HERAKLES TUE LES OISEAUX DU STYMPHALE.
See also
Who
Alexis Rudier (21)

Emile-Antoine Bourdelle (7)
What
Metal (58,828)

Sculpture (22,981)

Copper alloy (16,426)

Bronze (11,709)

Gilt (9,029)
Where
Europe (135,451)

Germany (23,027)

Hesse (8,577)

Kassel (8,459)

Fulda (8,455)
When
A.D. 1900-present (75,241)
In the Museum
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts (43,200)
Timelines from the Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
France, 1900 A.D.-present

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