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Source Description
Even as a baby, Hercules demonstrated his superhuman strength, when he strangled two serpents sent by the goddess Juno to kill him.Prints based on compositions by Italian painters were used by French artists as sources for mythological imagery and as stylistic models reflecting the ancient Greco-Roman sculpture with which Italian artists were more familiar. Here, Limosin used an engraving after a drawing by Giulio Romano. The gray monochrome, or "grisaille," favored by Limosin imitates the appearance of ancient sculpture.
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Document identity
localId
27645
label
Medallion with Hercules Strangling Serpents
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
27645
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Medallion with Hercules Strangling Serpents
description
Even as a baby, Hercules demonstrated his superhuman strength, when he strangled two serpents sent by the goddess Juno to kill him.Prints based on compositions by Italian painters were used by French artists as sources for mythological imagery and as stylistic models reflecting the ancient Greco-Roman sculpture with which Italian artists were more familiar. Here, Limosin used an engraving after a drawing by Giulio Romano. The gray monochrome, or "grisaille," favored by Limosin imitates the appearance of ancient sculpture.
provenance
Charles Mannheim [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; J. Pierpont Morgan, New York, [date and mode of acquisition unknown] no. 893; Arnold Seligmann, Rey, & Co., New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1919, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1570 (Renaissance)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Enamels
medallions
plaques
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
30.1
height
27.3
dimensionsRaw
H: 11 7/8 x W: 10 3/4 in. (30.1 x 27.3 cm); Diam without frame: 10 1/4 in. (26.1 cm)
Source extras
med
painted enamel on copper
creator_ids
4231
collection_ids
REN
exhibition_ids
2373
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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