Details
D'APRÈS GALEAZZO MONDELLA DIT MODERNO, ITALIE, XVIE SIÈCLE
Hercule et le lion de Némée
bronze, sur un socle en bronze moderne ; accidents et manque au pied droit d'Hercule
H. 10,3 cm (4 in.), H. totale : 11 cm (413 in.)
Provenance
Collection particulière, Paris.
Literature
Bibliographie comparative :
P. Cros, Bronzes de la Renaissance italienne - Fondation Bemberg, Paris, 1996, p. 15.
FURTHER DETAILS
A BRONZE GROUP OF HERCULES AND THE NEMEAN LION, AFTER MODERNO, ITALIAN, 16TH CENTURY

This bronze is cast after a model by Galeazzo Mondella called Moderno (1467-c. 1528), to whom a plaquette is attributed representing Hercules in a similar position, suffocating the Nemean lion by pressing its mouth against his chest. There are three known examples of this bronze: one in gilt-bronze previously in the Fondation Bemberg in Toulouse, one in the Cleveland Museum of Art (inv. 1975.111) and another sold at Deauville, Tradart, 10 October 2021, lot 97.
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Ce bronze reprend la composition initiée par Galeazzo Mondella dit Moderno (1467-vers 1528) auquel on attribue une plaquette représentant Hercule dans une position similaire, étouffant le lion de Némée en pressant sa gueule contre son torse. Citons trois exemplaires de ce bronze : l'un en bronze doré anciennement conservé à la fondation Bemberg de Toulouse, l'un au Cleveland Museum of Art (inv. 1975.111) et un autre vendu à Deauville, Tradart, 10 octobre 2021, lot 97.

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