id:			118068
accession number:	1939.192
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1939.192
updated:		2023-03-07 15:13:27.733000

Hercules, Deianeira and Nessus, 18th Century. Italy, Naples, Capo di Monte, 18th century. Glazed ceramic; overall: 37.5 cm (14 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., for the Coralie Walker Hanna Memorial Collection 1939.192

title:				Hercules, Deianeira and Nessus
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creation date:			18th Century
creation date earliest:		1700
creation date latest:		1799
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creditline:			Gift of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., for the Coralie Walker Hanna Memorial Collection
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culture:	Italy, Naples, Capo di Monte, 18th century
technique:	glazed ceramic
department:	European Painting and Sculpture
collection:	Sculpture
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 37.5 cm (14 3/4 in.)
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	inscription:	Crowned "N" impressed in paste on the bottom.
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PROVENANCE

	Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., by gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1939.
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Charles III, King of Naples, established the Capodimonte royal porcelain factory under his patronage in 1743. Responding to the success of Northern European  porcelain factories, the Capodimonte group perfected their soft paste porcelain and produced a variety of high quality objects, ranging from Rococo-inspired decorative arts to more sculptural works. 

This unpainted figural group depicts the climax of an episode from the later life of Hercules. His heroic nature prevented Hercules from adapting to domestic life, much to the dismay of his wife, Dejanira. Growing tired of his absence, on one occasion Dejanira pursued Hercules. When she reached a river she could not cross, Dejanira accepted a ride from a centaur, Nessus, who, after taking her half way, attempted to abduct her. Here we see Dejanira clinging to her husband, who has arrived in time to slay Nessus with a poison-tipped arrow. 

--Dominique Pen (July 2013)

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