Hercules and Antaeus
Statuette
1520-1529 (made)
1520-1529 (made)
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It is often difficult to determine how a bronze was made from examining the surface alone. It is only when you study it closely – sometimes using X-rays that allow you to see what has happened inside the bronze – that you can discover what casting method was used. X-rays of this group show that the arms were cast separately and then joined to the torso.
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Object details
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| Title | Hercules and Antaeus (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bronze |
| Brief description | Statuette, bronze, Hercules and Antaeus, Italian (possibly Mantua), ca. 1520s |
| Physical description | Hercules is shown lifting up Antaeus and holding him up in the air. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Dr W. L. Hildburgh FSA |
| Object history | The composition of this bronze is adapted from a classical marble group formerly in the Cortile del Belvedere of the Vatican and now in the Palazzo Pitti, Florence. |
| Production | Copy after the original antique from a classical marble group formerly in the Cortile del Belvedere of the Vatican and now in the Palazzo Pitti, Florence. |
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| Summary | It is often difficult to determine how a bronze was made from examining the surface alone. It is only when you study it closely – sometimes using X-rays that allow you to see what has happened inside the bronze – that you can discover what casting method was used. X-rays of this group show that the arms were cast separately and then joined to the torso. |
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| Accession number | A.95-1956 |
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| Record created | January 15, 2004 |
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