This polychromed metope once decorated the west porch of the Temple of Zeus in Olympia (c. 460 BCE); the remains are in the Olympia Archaeological Museum and the Louvre. It is part of a series depicting the twelve labors of Heracles. The original metope was sculpted in high relief; the color scheme is based on research and aesthetic judgment.
“The fourth metope depicts Herakles’ capture of the Cretan Bull, which he was to bring alive to King Eurystheus....Herakles and the bull form two crossing diagonals, with the head and right foreleg of the bull pulled back in order that its body can occupy the entire breadth of the metope....At the time of their discovery the fragments still retained some color, red on the bull and blue on the background.”
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