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581 - Johann Christian Hirt (Fürth 1836 - München 1897). Bound Andromeda.Hirt, Johann Christian (Fürth 1836 - München 1897). Bound Andromeda. Around 1870/80. Bronze, olive-brown patina, on a marble base. Figure H. 90 cm, base: H. 22 cm. Signed HIRT, stamped Bavarian Trade Museum. Minimal areas of abrasion. With the Greek myth of Andromeda, Hirt took up a theme in the visual arts that remains popular to this day: Andromeda is chained to a rock as a human sacrifice to the sea god Poseidon (and later rescued by Perseus and taken as his wife). The large-scale sculpture depicting this can be found in the garden of the Art Collections Museum in Bucharest (a branch of the National Museum). - German sculptor, received his training at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, became known for his work on the castles of Linderhof, Herrenchiemsee and Neuschwanstein. Mus.: Lit.: Classical Bronzes and Sculptures
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Johann Christian Hirt (Fürth 1836 - München 1897). Bound Andromeda.Hirt, Johann Christian (Fürth 1836 - München 1897). Bound Andromeda. Around 1870/80. Bronze, olive-brown patina, on a marble base. Figure H. 90 cm, base: H. 22 cm. Signed HIRT, stamped Bavarian Trade Museum. Minimal areas of abrasion. With the Greek myth of Andromeda, Hirt took up a theme in the visual arts that remains popular to this day: Andromeda is chained to a rock as a human sacrifice to the sea god Poseidon (and later rescued by Perseus and taken as his wife). The large-scale sculpture depicting this can be found in the garden of the Art Collections Museum in Bucharest (a branch of the National Museum). - German sculptor, received his training at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, became known for his work on the castles of Linderhof, Herrenchiemsee and Neuschwanstein. Mus.: Lit.: Classical Bronzes and Sculptures
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