Hercules Skinning the Nemean Lion

Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

Overall: [curve of tail to Hercules extended toe], wt. confirmed: 18 × 17 × 8 7/8 in., 26.7 lb. (45.7 × 43.2 × 22.5 cm, 12.1 kg) Base: 11 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (29.2 × 19.1 cm)

Classification

Sculpture-Bronze

Culture

French, probably Paris

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964

Accession Number

64.101.1485

Rights

Public Domain

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