Hercules and Antaeus

early 16th century

Ulocrino

Associated Names
Ulocrino

Artist, Paduan, active early 16th century

The sculpture depicts two male figures intertwined in a dynamic scene. The relief is carved on a rectangular plaque, made of dark bronze, giving it an aged appearance. One figure is supporting the other. The background includes architectural elements and a smaller figure to the side. The word "VUORINO" is inscribed at the top. There is a hole at the top of the sculpture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bronze//Dark brown patina

  • Credit Line

    Samuel H. Kress Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 7.03 × 5.14 cm (2 3/4 × 2 in.)
    gross weight: 57.27 gr (0.126 lb.)

  • Accession Number

    1957.14.282

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

Exhibition History

1971

  • Dürer's Cities: Nuremberg and Venice, The University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, 1971, no. 116.

Bibliography

1931

  • Ricci, Seymour de. The Gustave Dreyfus Collection. Reliefs and Plaquettes. Oxford, 1931. vol.II, 158.

1965

  • Pope-Hennessy, John W. Renaissance Bronzes from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: Reliefs, Plaquettes, Statuettes, Utensils and Mortars. London, 1965: no. 241.

1983

  • Wilson, Carolyn C. Renaissance Small Bronze Sculpture and Associated Decorative Arts at the National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1983: 95, no. 1.

Inscriptions

across top: VLOCRINO.

Wikidata ID

Q63815256

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