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Hercules Strangling the Nemean Lion: 34.17-3

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Hercules Strangling the Nemean Lion

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Vicentino, Niccolò
Printmaker: Andreani, Andrea (Retouched)
Draughtsman: Sanzio, Raffaello (After)

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1917) by Unknown

Dating

16th Century
Circa 1540 - Circa 1550

Note

State II/II.

School or Style

Italian

Techniques used in production

Chiaroscuro woodcut

Identification numbers

Accession number: 34.17-3
Primary reference Number: 129432
Bartsch: 17
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 23 September 2022 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Hercules Strangling the Nemean Lion" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/129432 Accessed: 2024-04-23 09:09:42

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