Meleager Presenting the Boar's Head to Atalanta 

"Meleager Presenting the Boar's Head to Atalanta" is a bronze plaquette by Andrea Briosco, also known as Riccio, depicting the Greek myth of Meleager and Atalanta. The scene shows Meleager, a hunter, presenting the head of the Calydonian Boar, which he had slain, to Atalanta, a huntress who had also participated in the hunt. The work is executed in high relief and shows Riccio's mastery of the bronze medium. The plaquette is small in size, yet it captures the drama of the myth with great detail, demonstrating Riccio's attention to both narrative and realism. The piece dates from the early 16th century, during the Italian Renaissance, a period that saw a renewed interest in classical mythology and artistic techniques.