French Art Nouveau Bronze Empty Pocket “Erymanthian Boar”

c1920

anonymous artist

14.5*11*2 (cm)

French Art Nouveau bronze boar tray, dating from the 1920s. Cast from solid bronze with fine details and raised relief design which has developed a rich patina du temps.

The wild boar of Erymanthus is a creature in Greek mythology. The huge wild boar lives all year round on Mount Erymanthus, which is the sacred place of Artemis, the goddess of hunting. As one of the twelve feats of the ancient Greek Hercules, Heracles used various strategies to drive the wild boar into a trap in the snow. Conquering nature is probably a common myth shared by all nations when they expand their territories.

Starting from the design on the ancient silver coins of Asia Minor in 500 BC, the artistic creation of wild boar has never stopped in later generations. This pocket empty was created in the 1920s, at the time of Art Nouveau and Art Deco style. The wild boar of Erymanthus is presented in a running posture, freezing a dynamic moment and becoming the romantic imagination of an era.

法国新艺术主义厄律曼托斯野猪铜首饰盘

约1920

无名艺术家

14.5*11*2 厘米

法国新艺术主义青铜野猪托盘，可追溯至 1920 年代。 由实心青铜铸造而成，已形成丰富的古色铜绿（Patine du temps）。 铸有精美的细节和凸起的浮雕设计。

厄律曼托斯的野猪是希腊神话中的生物，这头野猪体型壮硕，常年居住于厄律曼托斯山上，那里是狩猎女神阿耳忒弥斯的圣地。作为古希腊大力神英雄赫拉克勒斯的十二功绩之一，赫拉克勒斯用尽各种计谋将这头野猪赶入雪地的陷阱。征服自然大抵是所有民族开疆扩土时都拥有的共同神话。

从公元前五百年古老的小亚西亚银币开始，后世对野猪的艺术创作从不间断。这个铜盘创作于1910年代，恰是新艺术主义和装饰艺术主义更替之时，厄律曼托斯的野猪以奔跑的姿势呈现，定格动态的瞬间，成为一个时代的浪漫想象。