The relief depicts multiple figures in a natural setting. The central focus is on a standing figure grabbing the horn of a bull, while another figure lies on the ground holding a stick, and a bull stands beside them. The background includes detailed trees and a hint of architectural structures. The sculpture is rendered in a brownish tone. The figures are depicted in a three-dimensional manner, with attention to their muscular form and positions, enhancing their dynamic interaction within the composition.

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Cacus Stealing the Cattle of Geryon from Hercules

Moderno (Veronese, 1467 - 1528)

late 15th - early 16th century

Medium: bronze//Medium brown patina
Classification: Sculpture
Dimensions: overall: 7 × 5.36 cm (2 3/4 × 2 1/8 in.) ; gross weight: 65.52 gr (0.144 lb.)
Culture: Veronese
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CSD
Credit line: Samuel H. Kress Collection
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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