Farnese bull sculpture

Round volume sculpture group from the end of the 18th century that reproduces the famous work of Apollonius of Tralles, the “Farnese bull” or “Dirce’s punishment”. The Roman copy of the original Greek bronze is in the Archeological Museum of Naples and it was found in the Baths of Caracalla, in Rome. Glazed creamware. Due to the importance of the piece and the fineness of the sculpting it should be attributed to Julian Lopez who was one of the best artists of the Alcora factory. It seems to have been made when Pedro Cloostermans was the manager and supposedly, Joaquin Ferrer was in charge of making the mold. It is one of the first copies that came out of the mold for its quality, with fine ridges and well-defined features. Royal Factory of Earthenware of Alcora, founded by the Count of Aranda in 1727.