Death of Meleager c. early 16th century

Ulocrino's "Death of Meleager" depicts a scene from Greek mythology. The bronze relief, created around the early 16th century, portrays the dying Meleager, a famed hunter, in the arms of his mother Althaea. A winged figure representing the Furies, a goddess of vengeance, looms over the scene, and the head of a boar, the creature Meleager had killed, is depicted at the bottom right corner of the composition. The relief's detailed rendering of the figures and the dramatic expression of the characters adds to the power of this poignant depiction of mortality.