The Mares of Diomedes
sculpture by Borglum
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The "Mares of Diomedes" is a sculpture created by American artist Gutzon Borglum. Borglum is renowned for his monumental works, most notably the presidential sculptures at Mount Rushmore.
The "Mares of Diomedes" was Borglum's first piece of American sculpture to be acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The sculpture is inspired by the Greek myth of Diomedes, a hero of the Trojan War, who owned man-eating horses. The sculpture depicts these powerful, wild horses.12
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