Detail View: The AMICA Library: Phalaris and the Bull of Perillus
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AMICA ID:
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AIC_.1968.316
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AMICA Library Year:
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2000
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Name:
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Caccini, Giovanni Battista
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Creator Nationality:
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European; Southern European; Italian
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Creator Role:
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Artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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Italian; 1556-1612
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Giovanni Battista Caccini
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Title:
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Phalaris and the Bull of Perillus
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Title Type:
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preferred
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View:
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full view
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Creation Date:
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1590/1600
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Creation Start Date:
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1590
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Creation End Date:
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1600
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Materials and Techniques:
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Terracotta with traces of pigment
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Classification Term:
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Relief
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Subject Description:
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The classical subject is the cautionary tale of the sculptor Perillus, who offered to make a bronze bull in which the tyrant Phalaris could roast his enemies, and who was rewarded by being the contraption's first victim.
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Creation Place:
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Europe,Italy
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Dimensions:
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27 x 34 1/2 in. (68.6 x 87.6 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Art Institute of Chicago
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Owner Location:
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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ID Number:
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1968.316
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Credit Line:
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Kate S. Buckingham Fund
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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AIC_.C33827.TIF
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