SculptureItalian16th century

Resting Hercules

16th century

Artists

Ciechanowiecki MasterArtist

Unidentified ArtistPrevious attribution

Fitzwilliam Museum MasterAlternative attribution

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

Silver

Culture

Italian

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts

Dimensions

15.7 x 10 x 10.8 cm (6 3/16 x 3 15/16 x 4 1/4 in.) with base: 17.5 x 10 x 10.8 cm (6 7/8 x 3 15/16 x 4 1/4 in.)

Provenance

[Carlebach Gallery, New York]; C. Ruxton Love, Jr., New York, NY, gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1953.

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