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Striding Hercules

Striding Hercules

Attributed to: Caspar Gras (in circa 1640)

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Title Striding Hercules
Material and technique Bronze, transparent lacquer over patina
Object type
Sculpture > Three-dimensional object > Art object
Location This object is in storage
Dimensions Width 23,2 cm
Length 17,3 cm
Height 38 cm
Artists Attributed to: Caspar Gras
Previously attributed: Adriaen de Vries
Accession number BEK 1086 (OK)
Credits Gift Rembrandt Association, 1933
Department Old Masters
Acquisition date 1933
Creation date in circa 1640
Internal exhibitions Brons Hout Steen. Zeven eeuwen sculptuur in het Museum Boijmans-van Beuningen (1994)
The Collection Enriched (2011)
Material
Object
Geographical origin Germany > Western Europe > Europe

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Caspar Gras

Mergentheim 1585 - Schwaz 1674

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