Phalaris and the Bull of Perillus, relief by Giovanni Battista Caccini
A dark brown relief shows a crowded city square lined with arcaded buildings, where figures in robes gather around a bronze-like bull with a fire blazing beneath it. In the foreground, a seated man and a woman with children watch the scene, adding narrative detail.
- Artist
- Giovanni Battista Caccini
- Date
- 1590–1600
- Medium
- Terracotta with traces of polychromy
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 1359 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1600).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Kate S. Buckingham Endowment
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