Bust of Hercules and Omphale
This small glass cameo with the busts of Hercules and his mistress Omphale was made by James Tassie (1735-1799), the modeler and portrait medallionist. He was born near Glasgow, the son of a mason. He attended the academy of art set up by the Glasgow printers Robert and Andrew...
Artifact
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id
17530
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contentType
object
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Mrs. John L. Pratt; given to Walters Art Museum, 1942.
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
1
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import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_42.1357_Fnt_DD_T13.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_42.1357_Fnt_DD_T13.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PS1_42.1357_Fnt_DD_T13.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.1357 |
Terms
Medium
yellow glass
Genre
cameos
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