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Artist, follower of: Niccolò Roccatagliata, Italian, Genoa, active Venice, ca. 1593–1636
Hercules
ca. 1600
Hollow-cast bronze; fully chased and highly polished with dark-brown natural patina (Seymour 1962).
26 cm (10 1/4 in.)
base: 0.6 × 5.1 cm(1/4 × 2 in.)
26.04 × 7.3 × 9.84 cm (10 1/4 × 2 7/8 × 3 7/8 in.)
base: 0.6 × 5.1 cm(1/4 × 2 in.)
26.04 × 7.3 × 9.84 cm (10 1/4 × 2 7/8 × 3 7/8 in.)
Maitland F. Griggs, B.A. 1896, Fund
1958.73
Culture:
Italian, Venetian
Period:
16th–17th century
Classification:
Sculpture
Provenance:
Acquired in London, 1958.
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
