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Hercules and the Nemean lion

Hercules and the Nemean lion

Attributed to: Pietro Tacca (in 1600 - 1625)

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The death of the Nemean lion is one of the twelve labours that Hercules according to the mythological story had to undertake. The lion was a monster that was born out of two other creatures, namely Echidna, half woman half monster, and Orthos, a two-headed dog. The lion brought destruction to man and animal. Hercules strangled the beast, after he had shut himself up with it in his lair. The sculpture is designed by Giambologna and executed by one of his most talented pupils, Pietro Tacca.

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Title Hercules and the Nemean lion
Material and technique Bronze, patina
Object type
Sculpture > Three-dimensional object > Art object
Location This object is in storage
Dimensions Width Error: 19,3 is not a valid BCD value cm
Length 20 cm
Height 30 cm
Artists Attributed to: Pietro Tacca
Designer: Giambologna
Accession number BEK L 18 (OK)
Credits Gift Coll. Mr J.W. Frederiks, 1994
Department Old Masters
Acquisition date 1994
Creation date in 1600 - 1625
Collector Collector / J.W. Frederiks
Internal exhibitions Brons Hout Steen. Zeven eeuwen sculptuur in het Museum Boijmans-van Beuningen (1994)
The Collection Enriched (2011)
Material
Object
Geographical origin Italy > Southern Europe > Europe

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Pietro Tacca

Carrara 1577 - Florence 1640

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