19th century illustration of the Farnese bull, or the punishment of Dirce, marble group in the museum at Naples, Italy. The Farnese Bull, formerly i

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19th century illustration of the Farnese bull, or the punishment of Dirce, marble group in the museum at Naples, Italy. The Farnese Bull, formerly in the Farnese collection in Rome, is a massive Hellenistic sculpture. It is the largest single sculpture ever recovered from antiquity to date. The marble sculptural group represents the myth of Dirce first wife of Lykos, King of Thebes. She was tied to a wild bull by the sons of Antiope, Amphion and Zethus, who wanted to punish her for the ill-treatment inflicted on their mother. Original artwork published in Le magasin Pittoresque by M. A. Lachevardiere, Paris, 1846.

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