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Source Description
The scene is difficult to identify. On the left is a seated figure designated as ERCVLES, which is a type of Hercules that belongs to the glyptics and coins of the 5th century BC. The enameller may have copied it from an Etruscan gem. The figure on the right, getting braced for a fight, was possibly derived from another Etruscan intaglio depicting the start of the fight between Hercules and Cycnos, the son of Ares.
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Document identity
localId
5112
label
A Hercules Episode
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
5112
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
A Hercules Episode
description
The scene is difficult to identify. On the left is a seated figure designated as ERCVLES, which is a type of Hercules that belongs to the glyptics and coins of the 5th century BC. The enameller may have copied it from an Etruscan gem. The figure on the right, getting braced for a fight, was possibly derived from another Etruscan intaglio depicting the start of the fight between Hercules and Cycnos, the son of Ares.
provenance
Sale, Galleria Sangiorgi, Rome, April 21, 1902 (?); Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902 (?), by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1540-1550 (Renaissance)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Enamels
plaques
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
4
height
6.8
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 9/16 x W: 2 11/16 in. (4 x 6.8 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
ERCVLES
med
painted enamels on copper
creator_ids
3095
collection_ids
REN
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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