Hercules and the Nemean Lion
Date16th Century
Modern PlaceItaly, Southern Europe, Europe
MediumBronze, brown patina
ClassificationsSculpture
Dimensions7 1/8 inches (18.1 cm)
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase, Henry Ford II Fund
Object number64.72
DescriptionA muscular nude male is wrestling with a lion. The piece is mounted on a marble plinth.On View
On viewLocations
- (not entered) Seattle Art Museum
ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of:
Walter von Pannwitz
1897
early 17th Century
early 20th Century
early 20th Century
1540/1550
1881
early 14th Century
1680/1690