Hercules Strangling the Nemean Lion

Moderno (Galeazzo Mondella)

early 16th century · Bronze · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

The plaquette exists in three versions: the original circular version, derived directly from an antique gem in the collection of Lorenzo de' Medici; a rectangular variant which omits landscape details; and a further circular version derived from the rectangular one.

Artist

Moderno (Galeazzo Mondella)

Date

early 16th century

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Italian

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

The Erich Lederer Collection, Gift of Mrs. Erich Lederer, 1986