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Tankard by Johann Bernhard Strauss and Andreas I Wickert, Germany (Augsburg), 1651

Tankard by Johann Bernhard Strauss and Andreas I Wickert, Germany (Augsburg), 1651. Carved ivory with silver and silver-gilt mounts. Whole height: 46.5cm Width: 29.2cm Depth: 19.7cm Ivory group on lid height: 13.5cm Ivory drum height: 21cm Weight: 4.7kg...

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Tags: 17th century Art, tankard, ivory, Augsburg, Johann Bernhard Strauss, Andreas I Wickert, Silenus, Hercules, centaur Nessus

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24 novembre 2025

Dresden's Staatliche Kunstsammlungen unveil major exhibition on Hercules, myth's most enduring hero

DRESDEN .- Hercules (Greek: Heracles), the best-known hero of classical antiquity, is one of the most enduring and popular mythical figures anywhere in the world. His name is universally known, and the phrase “a Herculean task” is an everyday expression...

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Tags: Exhibitions, Hercules, Heracles, Heracles Farnèse, Balthasar Permoser,, Hendick Goltzius, Lucas Cranach the Younger, Peter Paul Rubens

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20 avril 2025

Inkwell and Candlestick with the Infant Hercules Killing the Serpents, c. 1510–20

Inkwell and Candlestick with the Infant Hercules Killing the Serpents, c. 1510–20, Workshop of Severo da Ravenna (Italian, c.1496-c.1543),Italy, Ravenna. Bonne, 21 x 11 x 13 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1954.798. In the early...

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Tags: 16th century Art, Inkwell, Candlestick, Hercules, Severo da Ravenna, Ravenna

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20 avril 2025

Hercules and the Hydra, Northern Europe, late 16th-early 17th century

Hercules and the Hydra, Northern Europe, late 16th-early 17th century. Bronze, 47.5 x 18 x 18 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1973.167. Hercules slayed the Lernean Hydra as the second of the ancient hero’s twelve labors....

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Tags: 16th century Art, Hercules, Hydra, Northern Europe

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20 avril 2025

Hercules and the Nemean Lion, Italy or France, 16th century or later

Hercules and the Nemean Lion, Italy or France, 16th century or later. Bronze, 10.2 x 6 x 4 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee in memory of Paul Mallon 1975.111. The original owner of this work would have understood that...

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Tags: 16th century Art, Hercules, Nemean Lion

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5 juin 2024

A sandstone head of Vajrapani as Hercules, 10th-11th century

Lot 110. Collection Galerie Jacques Barrère . Tête de Vajrapani sous forme d'Hercule, Chine, Xe-XIe siècle . Grès polychrome. H. 29 cm . Estimation 8 000 - 10 000 EUR . © Giquello SVV Les yeux exorbités sous des sourcils broussailleux, la bouche entrouverte...

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Tags: sandstone, Vajrapani, Hercules

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16 avril 2018

Two 17th Century Bronze Masterpieces from The Court of the Sun King Louis XIV of France

Ferdinando Tacca (1619-1686), Hercules Overcoming Acheloüs, circa 1640-50, estimate on request: in the region of £5 million . © Christie's Image Ltd François Girardon, Louis XIV on Horseback, Paris, circa 1690-1699, estimate: £7-10 million . © Christie's...

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Tags: Louis XIV, Hercules, François Girardon, Ferdinando Tacca, Acheloüs

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26 février 2018

Exhibition from the British Museum makes exclusive North American stop at Frist Center

NASHVILLE, TENN .- Rome: City and Empire brings to Nashville more than 200 of the British Museum’s most engaging and beautiful Roman objects to tell the dramatic story of how Rome grew from a cluster of small villages into a mighty empire. This marks...

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Tags: Egypt, Emperor Hadrian, Hercules, Armlet, Augustus, mummy portrait of a woman, Mark Anthony, Zeus Sarapis

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12 juin 2016

Luxurious treasures at Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art offer glimpse into Roman lifestyle

Cup with Centaurs, 1–100 C.E. Roman. Silver and gold. H: 4 5/8 x W:10 9/16 x D:6 7/8 x Diam: 5 7/8 inches, 3.62 pounds. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des monnaies, médailles et antiques, Paris. VEX.2014.1.7 KANSAS CITY, MO .- A glittering...

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Tags: bracelet, Mercury, Hercules, Byzantine, Roman, 6th century, 'Offering Bowl with Bacchus, 175–225, A.D. 1-100, Cup with Centaurs, The Patera of Rennes, about A.D. 210, and Coins'

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9 août 2014

Some famous Baroque Pearls

Flemish manufacture. Pendant depicting Hercules, gold, enamel and pearl, Scaramazza, 16th century,via Christie"s Geneva Flemish manufacture. Pendant in the form of a marine animal in gold, enamel, precious pearl piettre, Scaramazza, 16th century, via...

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Tags: 19th century, dragon robe, Dresden, France, Bacchus, 16th century, elephant, 17th-18th century, Hercules, camel, Ostrich, Omphale, Green Vault, Chimera, Flemish manufacture, Pin brooch, pearl Scaramazza, German manufacture, Museo degli Argenti, "The Canning Jewel"

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