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Hercules

Statuette
late 17th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Spingola, François (Called Lespingola) (sculptor)
Place of origin
France (made)

This bronze of Hercules was made by François Spingola (called Lespingola) in France in the late 17th century.


Object details

Categories
Bronze
Myths & Legends
Sculpture
Object type
Statuette
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Statuette
  • Base
  • Fragment
Titles
  • Hercules (generic title)
  • Hercules (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Bronze
Brief description
Statuette, bronze, Hercules, by François Spingola, France, late 17th century
Dimensions
  • Base weight: 2.08kg
Credit line
Given by Dr. W. L. Hildburgh, F. S. A.
Object history
Given by Dr. W. L. Hildburgh, F. S. A., 1951.

Historical significance: once thought to be the figure missing from another group showing Prometheus, now considered to be a standalone figure.
Subjects depicted
Bow
Archer
Hercules
Summary
This bronze of Hercules was made by François Spingola (called Lespingola) in France in the late 17th century.
Bibliographic references
  • Baker, Malcolm, 'Collecting, classifying and viewing Bronzes 1700-1850', in: Krahn, Volker (ed.), Von allen Seiten schön. Rückblicke auf Ausstellung und Kolloquium. Band I. Dokumentation zu Ausstellung und Kolloquium, Cologne, 1996, pp. 111-124, p. 117
  • Baker, Malcolm, Figured in Marble. The Making and Viewing of Eighteenth-Century Sculpture, London, 2000, p. 150, fig. 119 and p. 151
  • Avery, Charles and Keeble, K. Coray, Florentine Baroque Bronzes and Other Objects of Art, Royal Ontario Museum, exhibition catalogue, 1975, pp. 73-77
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.52:1 to 3-1951

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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