The early 15th-century Hercules sturdily awaits his foe, and the similarly early satyr almost apologetically does service as a candle-holder. Sculptures like this later became far more refined. The infant Hercules slaying the snakes sent to kill him is a variation on a figure in the famous Hellenistic sculpture of Laocoön an his sons, while the adult Hercules subduing the Nemean lion is a miracle of expressive body language.
Specifications
| Title | Hercules |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Bronze |
| Object type |
Sculpture
> Three-dimensional object
> Art object
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Width 15 cm Height 36,8 cm Depth 8,5 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Sculptor:
Adriano Fiorentino
|
| Accession number | BEK L 1 (OK) |
| Credits | Gift Coll. Mr J.W. Frederiks, 1994 |
| Department | Old Masters |
| Acquisition date | 1994 |
| Creation date | in circa 1490 |
| Collector | Collector / J.W. Frederiks |
| Internal exhibitions |
Brons Hout Steen. Zeven eeuwen sculptuur in het Museum Boijmans-van Beuningen (1994) The Collection Enriched (2011) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | Italy > Southern Europe > Europe |
| Place of manufacture | Naples > Italy > Southern Europe > Europe |
