Bronze Bust Of Menelaus King Of Sparta Grand Tour, Circa 19th Century

19th Century bronze bust Menelaus mythological king of Sparta. A fine casting with rich patina. In Greek mythology, Menelaus (Greek: Menelaos, from "vigor, rage, power" and "people," "wrath of the people") was a king of Mycenaean (pre-Dorian) Sparta, the husband of Helen of Troy, and the son of Atreus and Aerope. According to the Iliad, Menelaus was a central figure in the Trojan War, leading the Spartan contingent of the Greek army, under his elder brother Agamemnon, king of Mycenae. Prominent in both the Iliad and Odyssey, Menelaus was also popular in Greek vase painting and Greek tragedy, the latter more as a hero of the Trojan War than as a member of the doomed House of Atreus.

Dimensions: Height: 16.5 in (41.91 cm)Width: 8 in (20.32 cm)Depth: 5 in (12.7 cm)

Style: Grand Tour (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques: Bronze

Place of Origin: France

Period: 1880-1889

Date of Manufacture: 1880

Condition: Good