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| Keywords: Pierre Puget - Milo of Crotona Devoured by a Lion - Walters 54729.jpg Milo of Croton Millon de Crotone Musée du Louvre Puget's marble version 9-feet-high now in the Louvre Paris completed in 1682 was made for Louis XIV's gardens at Versailles In 1688 a contract was signed for a smaller bronze reproduction The Greek athlete Milo was famous for his strength but once when he tried to tear a tree apart his hand got stuck and he was devoured by wild animals If this composition had been designed to be cast in bronze Puget would surely not have introduced the drapery which served as a structural support in the marble This bronze was cast in parts note the seams on Milo's thighs and meticulously tooled with a punch in the mane and in Milo's beard Original 1682; Cast early 18th century cast yellow bronze dark brown lacquer patina cm 64 3 accession number 54 729 5452 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters The Allure of Bronze The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1995 Vive la France French Treasures from the Middle Ages to Monet Déjà Vu The Repeating Image in Renaissance and Baroque Art The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2007-2008 place of origin France Walters Art Museum license Baroque sculpture in the Walters Art Museum Milo of Croton by Pierre Puget Art of France in the Walters Art Museum Vive la France French Treasures from the Middle Ages to Monet | ||||
