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Hercules killing the Nemean lion

Plaquette
1546 (made)
Artist/Maker
Moderno (maker)
Place of origin
Italy (made)

This bronze plaquette depicts Hercules killing the Nemean Lion.


Object details

Object type
Plaquette
TitleHercules killing the Nemean lion
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Bronze
Brief description
Plaquette, bronze, Hercules and Nemean Lion.
Physical description
Plaquette in bronze. Hecules, naked stands upright facing to the left, wrestling with a lion which is lifted right off the ground. To the right a dry tree to which his bow and quiver are hung, the club leaning up besides it. Narrow, double moulded border.
Credit line
Given by F.T. Palgrave, Esq.
Object history
Acquired in London; from the collection of Mr Dawson Turner F.R.S.
Subjects depicted
Lion
Hercules
Summary
This bronze plaquette depicts Hercules killing the Nemean Lion.
Bibliographic references
  • List of Objects in the Art Division South Kensington Museum acquired during the Year 1889. Arranged according to the dates of acquisition, with appendix and indices. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1890. pp. 33
  • MacLagan, Eric. Catalogue of Italian Plaquettes. London, Published under the authority of the Board of Education, 1924. pp. 35
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
316-1889

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Record createdOctober 13, 2008
Record URL
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