id:			148090
accession number:	1975.111
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1975.111
updated:		2023-11-29 19:19:46.393000

Hercules and the Nemean Lion, 1500s or later. Italy or France, 16th century or later. Bronze; overall: 10.2 x 6 x 4 cm (4 x 2 3/8 x 1 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee in memory of Paul Mallon 1975.111

title:				Hercules and the Nemean Lion
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creation date:			1500s or later
creation date earliest:		1500
creation date latest:		1650
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creditline:			Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee in memory of Paul Mallon
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culture:	Italy or France, 16th century or later
technique:	bronze
department:	European Painting and Sculpture
collection:	Sculpture
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 10.2 x 6 x 4 cm (4 x 2 3/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Renaissance Bronzes from Ohio Collections
	opening date:   1975-09-24T04:00:00
	<i>Renaissance Bronzes from Ohio Collections</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 24-November 16, 1975).

	title:		Year in Review: 1975
	opening date:   1976-02-03T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1975</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 3-March 7, 1976).

	title:		The Triumph of Humanism
	opening date:   1977-10-22T04:00:00
	<i>The Triumph of Humanism</i>. Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, Legion of Honor, San Francisco, CA (organizer) (October 22, 1977-January 9, 1978).

	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:		Gallery One 2012
	opening date:   2012-12-12T05:00:00
	<i>Gallery One 2012</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 12, 2012-March 5, 2017).

	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

* <em>The Triumph of Humanism. </em>Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Legion of Honor, 1977-1978.

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PROVENANCE

	Ernest Joresco (Chicago, Illinois), 1971, sold to Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee.
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	Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee, by gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1975.
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CITATIONS

	Wixom, William D. Renaissance Bronzes from Ohio Collections. 1975.
	page number: 	cat. no. 110, repr.
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	Lee, Sherman E. "The Year in Review for 1975." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 63, no. 2 (1976): 31-71.
	page number: 	p. 65, no. 13
	url:		www.jstor.org/stable/25152624

	Keith, 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.
	page number: 	cat. #5, repr. p. 26.
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