Hercules and the Nemean Lion, late 15th - early 16th century

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Medium

bronze//Medium brown patina (much rubbed)

Dimensions

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

Credit Line

Samuel H. Kress Collection

Accession Number

1957.14.197

Artists / Makers

Pseudo Melioli (artist) Italian, active late 15th century - early 16th century

Image Use

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Marks and Labels

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

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

Dreyfus, Gustave
Duveen Brothers, Inc.
Kress Foundation, Samuel H.

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.