id:			118593
accession number:	1939.62
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1939.62
updated:		2025-12-07 02:40:58.847000

Herakles the Archer, 1908–9. Emile Antoine Bourdelle (French, 1861–1929). Bronze; overall: 59.5 x 58.9 x 26.7 cm (23 7/16 x 23 3/16 x 10 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Ralph King, 1939.62

title:				Herakles the Archer
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creation date:			1908–9
creation date earliest:		1908
creation date latest:		1909
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creditline:			Gift of Mrs. Ralph King
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culture:	France, 19th century
technique:	bronze
department:	Modern European Painting and Sculpture
collection:	Mod Euro - Sculpture 1800-1960
type:		Sculpture
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CREATORS

* Emile Antoine Bourdelle (French, 1861–1929)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 59.5 x 58.9 x 26.7 cm (23 7/16 x 23 3/16 x 10 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		French Drawings and Watercolors from French Public and Private Collections
	opening date:   1942-01-06T05:00:00
	<i>French Drawings and Watercolors from French Public and Private Collections</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (January 6-February 15, 1942).

	title:		19th and 20th Century French Art and Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Loans
	opening date:   1943-06-22T04:00:00
	<i>19th and 20th Century French Art and Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Loans</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 22-September 1, 1943).

	title:		Art, A Means to World Understanding
	opening date:   1949-03-16T05:00:00
	<i>Art, A Means to World Understanding</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 16-April 10, 1949).

	title:		Baron Gros, Painter of Battles: The First Romantic Painter
	opening date:   1956-03-08T05:00:00
	<i>Baron Gros, Painter of Battles: The First Romantic Painter</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 8-April 15, 1956).

	title:		The Persistence of Classicism in Sculpture
	opening date:   1988-11-16T05:00:00
	<i>The Persistence of Classicism in Sculpture</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 16, 1988-January 15, 1989).

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Milliken, William. "Sculpture." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>34, no. 2 (February 1947): 25-26.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 25
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25141340

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