Hercules and the Nemean Lion late 17th century Italian or German The composition recurs in a bronze in the Badisches Landesmuseum, Karlsruhe, and in another bronze on the art market in London (sale, Sothebys, New York, May 29, 1981, no. 162). Wilhelm von Bode discussed the present statuette as an early-sixteenth century Venetian work from the circle of Camelio. However, the violent sideward torsion and the decorous penetrations of space along the right flank are fully Baroque. Convincing comparisons with Italian sculpture are wanting. The richly faceted surface suggests an original model in limewood. The anatomy is expressive but scientifically inexact, as can be appreciated especially in Hercules; muscular back, where the forms are knotted together around a high, pinched-in waist. These qualities recall German Baroque carving—large-scale sculptures by Bendl, Brokoff, and Braun families of Bohemia come to mind—but next to nothing is known about German bronze statuettes of the late sev

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Hercules and the Nemean Lion late 17th century Italian or German The composition recurs in a bronze in the Badisches Landesmuseum, Karlsruhe, and in another bronze on the art market in London (sale, Sothebys, New York, May 29, 1981, no. 162). Wilhelm von Bode discussed the present statuette as an early-sixteenth century Venetian work from the circle of Camelio. However, the violent sideward torsion and the decorous penetrations of space along the right flank are fully Baroque. Convincing comparisons with Italian sculpture are wanting. The richly faceted surface suggests an original model in limewood. The anatomy is expressive but scientifically inexact, as can be appreciated especially in Hercules; muscular back, where the forms are knotted together around a high, pinched-in waist. These qualities recall German Baroque carving—large-scale sculptures by Bendl, Brokoff, and Braun families of Bohemia come to mind—but next to nothing is known about German bronze statuettes of the late sev

SuperStock offers millions of photos, videos, and stock assets to creatives around the world. This image of Hercules and the Nemean Lion late 17th century Italian or German The composition recurs in a bronze in the Badisches Landesmuseum, Karlsruhe, and in another bronze on the art market in London (sale, Sothebys, New York, May 29, 1981, no. 162). Wilhelm von Bode discussed the present statuette as an early-sixteenth century Venetian work from the circle of Camelio. However, the violent sideward torsion and the decorous penetrations of space along the right flank are fully Baroque. Convincing comparisons with Italian sculpture are wanting. The richly faceted surface suggests an original model in limewood. The anatomy is expressive but scientifically inexact, as can be appreciated especially in Hercules; muscular back, where the forms are knotted together around a high, pinched-in waist. These qualities recall German Baroque carving—large-scale sculptures by Bendl, Brokoff, and Braun families of Bohemia come to mind—but next to nothing is known about German bronze statuettes of the late sev by Piemags/PL Photography Limited is available for licensing today.

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