id:			143153
accession number:	1967.135
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1967.135
updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:18.720000

Hercules and the Nemean Lion, 16th century. Moderno (Italian, 1467–1528). Bronze; overall: 7.6 x 5.7 cm (3 x 2 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Sundry Purchase Fund 1967.135

title:				Hercules and the Nemean Lion
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creation date:			16th century
creation date earliest:		1500
creation date latest:		1599
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creditline:			Sundry Purchase Fund
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culture:	Italy, 16th century
technique:	bronze
department:	European Painting and Sculpture
collection:	Sculpture
type:		Sculpture
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CREATORS

* Moderno (Italian, 1467–1528)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 7.6 x 5.7 cm (3 x 2 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1967
	opening date:   1967-11-29T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1967</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 29-December 31, 1967).

	title:		A Cleveland Bestiary
	opening date:   1981-10-15T04:00:00
	<i>A Cleveland Bestiary</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 15-December 16, 1981).

	title:		Collecting Drawings in England
	opening date:   1987-11-03T05:00:00
	<i>Collecting Drawings in England</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 3, 1987-January 17, 1988).

	title:		The Persistence of Classicism in Sculpture
	opening date:   1988-11-16T05:00:00
	<i>The Persistence of Classicism in Sculpture</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 16, 1988-January 15, 1989).

	title:		Gods and Heroes: Ancient Legends in Renaissance Art
	opening date:   2017-08-26T04:00:00
	<i>Gods and Heroes: Ancient Legends in Renaissance Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 26-December 31, 2017).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	J. P. Heseltine, died 1929 (London, England), upon his death, held in trust by the estate
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	Estate of J.P. Heseltine (sold, Sotheby's, London, May 1935, lot 933)
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	Adda (sold, Palais Galliera, Paris, November 29 to December 3, 1965, lot 283);
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	Alavoine Antiquities (Paris, France), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1967.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Kathman, Barbara A. <em>A Cleveland Bestiary</em>. Cleveland, OH; Cleveland Museum of Art, 1981.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 26; Mentioned: p. 25, p. 61
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