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Hercules strangling Nemean lion
Moderno (Galeazzo Mondella) (Italian (born in Verona), 1467–1528)
Italian
Renaissance
15th century
Medium/Technique
Metal; bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 7.1 x 5.6 cm, 0.1 kg (2 13/16 x 2 3/16 in., 85 gm)
Credit Line
Alfred Greenough Collection
Accession Number85.214
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionBronze plaquette.
ProvenanceUntil 1884, Alfred Greenough (b. 1843/44 - d. 1884), Milton, MA; 1884, by inheritance to his uncle, Charles H. Parker (b. 1817/18 - d. 1908); 1885, gift of Charles H. Parker to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 4, 1885)