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A Neoclassical Carnelian Intaglio depicting Hercules fighting the Lion
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A fine neoclassical carnelian intaglio depicting Hercules fighting the Nemean Lion, set in an 18K gold ring.
Late 18th - early 19th century.
Stone 19 x 25 mm; ring size diam. 22 mm; 19.36 gr.
Size: 7
The hero strangles the Nemean lion. His muscles are tense for the effort. The beast clings to Hercules, but its defeat is very close. Below, the club. Groundline formed by a ground portion. The work is performed with great skill and particular attention to the anatomical details deeply engraved. The model is certainly ancient, but this intaglio is to be considered neoclassical, close to the production of Pichler and Calandrelli. Both engravers in fact, produced intaglios with this exact depiction, after an ancient intaglio in nicolo, formerly in the Jenkins collection, then Poniatowski (print engraved by Thomas Worlidge, 1757, London British Museum, Dep. Prints and Drawings n. 1859.0709.889 A Pichler’s intaglio with the same subject (onyx, before 1787) is defined by sources as “from an ancient gem”; that Pichler’s work is signed Filemonos in Greek letters, as a pseudonym and “forgery” for the Grand Tour market. Calandrelli engraved the same subject, with minimal variations.
Parallels: L.P. B. Stefanelli, La Collezione Paoletti, vol. 2, p. 57 n. 359 (Tomo V); p. 66 n. 457 (tomo V); p. 209 n. 103 (Tomo VII). See also J. Boardman, J. Kagan, C. Wagner, Natter's Museum Britannicum, n. 260 (sard intaglio).
- Ring Size:12 US, Resizable
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- Date of Manufacture:1790's
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- Seller Location:Firenze, IT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU12026276482
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