id:			147424
accession number:	1973.167
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1973.167
updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:34.024000

Hercules and the Hydra, late 1500s-early 1600s. Northern Europe, late 16th-early 17th century. Bronze; overall: 47.5 x 18 x 18 cm (18 11/16 x 7 1/16 x 7 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1973.167

title:				Hercules and the Hydra
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creation date:			late 1500s-early 1600s
creation date earliest:		1575
creation date latest:		1675
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Northern Europe, late 16th-early 17th century
technique:	bronze
department:	European Painting and Sculpture
collection:	Sculpture
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 47.5 x 18 x 18 cm (18 11/16 x 7 1/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1973
	opening date:   1974-01-30T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1973</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 30-March 17, 1974).

	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:		Magna Graecia: Greek Art from South Italy and Sicily
	opening date:   2002-10-27T00:00:00
	<i>Magna Graecia: Greek Art from South Italy and Sicily</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 27, 2002-January 5, 2003); Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL (February 2-April 20, 2003).

	title:		Artlens Exhibition 2017
	opening date:   2017-06-24T04:00:00
	<i>Artlens Exhibition 2017</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 24, 2017-May 29, 2019).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	L. L. Neumann (London, England), 1919;
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	William Salomon, 1852-1919 (New York, New York), upon his death, held in trust by the estate.
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	Estate of William Salomon, sold in 1923;
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	Henry Walters, 1948-1931 (New York, New York), upon his death, by inheritance to his wife, Mrs. Henry Walters;
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	Mrs. Henry Walters, (New York, New York), 1941;
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	Mrs. Gaby Salomon (London, England), 1966-1973, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1973.
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	Dr. Kaufman;
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	Dr. Otto Wertheimer (Paris, France);
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	Herbert N. Bier (London, England)
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. c
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 134
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n154

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IMAGES

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