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ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
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ADJUNCT MODULE B: ITALIAN ART
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Preferred Title:
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Hercules and the Hydra; Hercules and Antaeus
Work_PrefTitle
Hercules and the Hydra; Hercules and Antaeus
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Alternate Title:
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Ercole e l'Idra e Ercole e Anteo
Work_AltTitle
Ercole e l'Idra e Ercole e Anteo
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Image View:
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Overall view of Hercules and Antaeus (16 x 9 cm)
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Overall view of Hercules and Antaeus (16 x 9 cm)
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Creator:
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Antonio Pollaiuolo (Italian painter, 1431 or 1432-1498)
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Antonio Pollaiuolo (Italian painter, 1431 or 1432-1498)
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Galleria degli Uffizi (Florence, Tuscany, Italy) Inv. 1890 nn. 8268, 1478
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repository: Galleria degli Uffizi (Florence, Tuscany, Italy) Inv. 1890 nn. 8268, 1478
Location
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Location Note:
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Piazzale degli Uffizi
Work_LocationNotes
Piazzale degli Uffizi
Location Note
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GPS:
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43.768639 11.255214
GPS
43.768639 11.255214
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Date:
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ca. 1475-1478 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. 1475-1478 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Italian
Work_Culture
Italian
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Fifteenth century; Renaissance
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Fifteenth century; Renaissance
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Work Type 1:
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panel painting
Work_Worktype1
panel painting
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Classification:
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Paintings
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Paintings
Classification
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Material:
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tempera paint on wood panel
Work_MaterialDisplay
tempera paint on wood panel
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Technique:
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painting and painting techniques
Work_Technique
painting and painting techniques
Technique
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Measurements:
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16 cm (height, Hercules and Antaeus) x 9 cm (width, Hercules and Antaeus)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
16 cm (height, Hercules and Antaeus) x 9 cm (width, Hercules and Antaeus)
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Subjects:
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human figure; mythology (Classical); Hercules (Roman mythological character); Medici, Lorenzo de’, 1449-1492; Labors of Hercules
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human figure; mythology (Classical); Hercules (Roman mythological character); Medici, Lorenzo de’, 1449-1492; Labors of Hercules
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Description:
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These two small panel paintings are pendants and were perhaps decorative panels on a piece of furniture. Hercules and the Hydra is 17 x 12 cm. The subject of Hercules and Antaeus is taken from Apollodorus (2.5:11). On his way back from the Hesperides, Hercules engaged in a wrestling match with the giant Antaeus who was invincible as long as some part of him touched the earth, from which he drew his strength. Hercules held him in the air in a vice-like grip, until he weakened and died. Hercules, the tutelary deity of Florence, the symbol of supreme civil virtues, the typical Florentine hero, was a popular subject with Pollaiuolo and his Medici patrons. These panels are versions of lost works painted for Lorenzo de' Medici around 1460. (Source: Web Gallery of Art; http://www.wga.hu/in dex.html)
Work_Description_Sou rce
These two small panel paintings are pendants and were perhaps decorative panels on a piece of furniture. Hercules and the Hydra is 17 x 12 cm. The subject of Hercules and Antaeus is taken from Apollodorus (2.5:11). On his way back from the Hesperides, Hercules engaged in a wrestling match with the giant Antaeus who was invincible as long as some part of him touched the earth, from which he drew his strength. Hercules held him in the air in a vice-like grip, until he weakened and died. Hercules, the tutelary deity of Florence, the symbol of supreme civil virtues, the typical Florentine hero, was a popular subject with Pollaiuolo and his Medici patrons. These panels are versions of lost works painted for Lorenzo de' Medici around 1460. (Source: Web Gallery of Art; http://www.wga.hu/in dex.html)
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Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
LocalCollection
Adjunct Module B: Italian Art
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Identifier:
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7A1-POPPA-UG-HA-A03
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A1-POPPA-UG-HA-A03
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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