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Dark brown relief of a crowded arcaded city square with a bull-shaped figure over a fire, surrounded by robed figures and a seated man in the foreground.

Phalaris and the Bull of Perillus

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
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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)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Kate S. Buckingham Endowment

Español: Falaris y el toro de Perilo, relieve de Giovanni Battista Caccini

Un relieve de tono marrón oscuro muestra una plaza urbana abarrotada, bordeada de edificios con arcadas, donde figuras con túnicas se reúnen alrededor de un toro de apariencia broncínea con un fuego encendido debajo. En primer plano, un hombre sentado y una mujer con niños observan la escena, aportando detalles narrativos.

Português: Fálaris e o touro de Perilo, relevo de Giovanni Battista Caccini

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