Olympia, Metope 12: Stables (2.5D)

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This polychromed metope once decorated the east porch of the Temple of Zeus in Olympia (c. 460 BCE); the remains are in the Olympia Archaeological Museum. It is part of a series depicting the twelve labors of Heracles. The original metope was sculpted in high relief; the color scheme is based on research and aesthetic judgment. “The last metope…illustrates the cleaning of the Augean stables, which were full of dung....[T]he Labor is atypical in virtually every respect. It involves neither a monster nor any danger to Herakles. It was performed for King Augeas rather than Eurystheus and…involved the exchange of money. Furthermore Herakles is left with no tangible proof....The local setting must account for its inclusion…and especially for its setting at the end of the metope cycle.” More information: https://goo.gl/ZV9A1S Tools: Cinema 4D, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop