Hercules and the Nemean Lion

late 15th - early 16th century

Pseudo Melioli

Artist, Italian, active late 15th century - early 16th century

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze//Medium brown patina (much rubbed)

  • Credit Line

    Samuel H. Kress Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (diameter): 4.72 cm (1 7/8 in.)
    gross weight: 32.36 gr (0.071 lb.)

  • Accession

    1957.14.197

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gustave Dreyfus [1837-1914], Paris; his estate; purchased 1930 by (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London and New York); purchased 1945 by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York; gift 1957 to NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1931

  • Ricci, Seymour de. The Gustave Dreyfus Collection. Reliefs and Plaquettes. Oxford, 1931: 58, no. 73, pl. 24, as by Pseudo-Melioli.

1951

  • Renaissance Bronzes: Statuettes, Reliefs and Plaquettes, Medals and Coins from the Kress Collection. Introduction by Perry B. Cott. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1951: 144, as by Pseudo-Melioli.

1965

  • Pope-Hennessy, John W. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: Reliefs, Plaquettes, Statuettes, Utensils and Mortars. London, 1965: 58, no. 194, fig. 211, as by Pseudo-Melioli.

Markings

Reverse bears former inventory numbers 38 in red paint (Dreyfus) and 73 in yellow paint (Ricci 1931).

Wikidata ID

Q63815220

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