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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2005.158
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Hercules and the Nemean Lion
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
16th century
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/5497

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze with brown patina and traces of gilding
Technique
Cast
Dimensions
15.5 x 10.8 x 5.4 cm (6 1/8 x 4 1/4 x 2 1/8 in.)
with base: 22.6 x 13.6 x 5.4 cm (8 7/8 x 5 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: bottom of base, red paint, handwritten: 40/502
  • (not assigned): In red paint on paw "[xxx].758'.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Richard B. Sisson, Cuba, NY, Bequest to the Harvard University Art Museums, 2005.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Richard B. Sisson
Accession Year
2005
Object Number
2005.158
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2540 Renaissance, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/18/2018 - 11/15/2018

Verification Level

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