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Infant Hercules
Italian (Venice)
Renaissance
early 16th century
Object Place: Europe, Venice, Italy
Medium/Technique
Metal; bronze
Dimensions
7.1 x 5.3 x 5.2 cm (2 13/16 x 2 1/16 x 2 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of A. Greenough
Accession Number85.218
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionBronze statuette; only fragments of body of serpents remain; modern ebonized wooden pedestal, fluted and molded.
ProvenanceUntil 1884, Alfred Greenough (b. 1843/44 - d. 1884), Milton, MA; 1884, by inheritance to his uncle, Charles H. Parker (b. 1817/18 - d. 1908); 1885, gift of Charles H. Parker to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 4, 1885)