Head of Meleager, 2nd century. Artist: Unknown

Head of Meleager, 2nd century. Artist: Unknown

2-588-317 - The Art Collector/Heritage-Images

Head of Meleager, 2nd century. Roman, after a Greek original of the mid 4th century BC. According to Greem mythology, Meleager was a hero who, together with Atalanta, a female hunter, killed the Calydonian Boar. He was also one of the Argonauts. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :

Medium
  1. Marble

Picture Type
  1. Portrait

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe Greece

  1. 39 00 00 N , 022 00 00 E

Category Hierarchy

Religion & Belief Mythology

Society & Culture Art & Literature

Artistic Representations Portraits

History & Politics Artefacts


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3627x4830
File Size : 51,324kb


Aliases

  1. IMG_1747
  1. 0790000269
  1. 2-588-317
  1. 2588317

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