Hercules and the Nemean Lion

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Artist/Maker	Moderno (maker)
Place of origin	Italy (made)

Hercules, naked, stands bending forward facing the left, wrestling with the lion, whose hind foot is touching his right leg. To the right a dry tree, to which his bow and quiver are hung, the club lying on the ground below; to the left a rocky cliff. Wide moulded border. Brown patina.

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Category	Metalwork
Object type	Plaque
Title	Hercules and the Nemean Lion (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Bronze
Brief description	Plaque. Bronze. Rectangular. In the style of Moderno. Italian, 15th century
Physical description	Hercules, naked, stands bending forward facing the left, wrestling with the lion, whose hind foot is touching his right leg. To the right a dry tree, to which his bow and quiver are hung, the club lying on the ground below; to the left a rocky cliff. Wide moulded border. Brown patina.
Dimensions	Width: 6.35cm Height: 5.72cm
Marks and inscriptions	Hercules, naked, stands bending forward facing the left, wrestling with the lion, whose hind foot is touching his right leg. To the right a dry tree, to which his bow and quiver are hung, the club lying on the ground below; to the left a rocky cliff. Wide moulded border
Subjects depicted	Lion Tree Hercules Lion
Bibliographic references	Inventory of Art Objects Acquired in the Year 1855. In: Inventory of the Objects in the Art Division of the Museum at South Kensington, Arranged According to the Dates of their Acquisition. Vol I. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1868, p. 79. Pope-Hennessy, John. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection. Reliefs - Plaquettes - Statuettes - Utensils and Mortars . London: 1965, p. 55-56, no. 184, fig. 206. Maclagan, Eric. Catalogue of Italian Plaquettes . London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1924, p. 34-35.
Collection	Sculpture Collection
Accession number	1079-1855

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Record created	April 24, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O153307/hercules-and-the-nemean-lion-plaque-moderno/

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