The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 18, 2024
Hercules and the Nemean Lion
1500s or later
Overall: 10.2 x 6 x 4 cm (4 x 2 3/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Location: not on view
Description
The original owner of this work would have understood that this scene referred to the entire story of Hercules, the demi-god who had to accomplish twelve labors. The lion is named after the city of Nemea, near Corinth, a monstrous beast sent by the goddess Hera to wreak havoc on the area. After killing the lion, Hercules wore his pelt, commonly seen in other representations of the hero.- Ernest Joresco (Chicago, Illinois), 1971, sold to Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee.Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee, by gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1975.
- Wixom, William D. Renaissance Bronzes from Ohio Collections. 1975. cat. no. 110, repr.Lee, Sherman E. "The Year in Review for 1975." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 63, no. 2 (1976): 31-71. p. 65, no. 13 25152624Keith, D. Graeme, and Charles Avery. The Triumph of Humanism: A Visual Survey of the Decorative Arts of the Renaissance. [San Francisco]: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 1977. cat. #5, repr. p. 26.
- Gods and Heroes: Ancient Legends in Renaissance Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 26-December 31, 2017).Gallery One 2012. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 12, 2012-March 5, 2017).The Persistence of Classicism in Sculpture. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 16, 1988-January 15, 1989).The Triumph of Humanism. Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, Legion of Honor, San Francisco, CA (organizer) (October 22, 1977-January 9, 1978).The Triumph of Humanism. Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Legion of Honor, 1977-1978.Year in Review: 1975. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 3-March 7, 1976).Renaissance Bronzes from Ohio Collections. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 24-November 16, 1975).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1975.111