The Infant Hercules Strangling the Serpents

Master of the Labours of Hercules, Verona (?)

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This plaquette is attributed to the anonymous follower of Moderno, named “Master of the Labours of Hercules.” The composition is linked to antique medals from Samos, but the medalist also seems to have been influenced by the famous Laocoön group. The year of its discovery in Rome (1506), provides a terminus post quem for the plaquette. The unusual tin patina and the striations on the blank reverse strongly suggest a late date for this object, possibly in the nineteenth century.

The Infant Hercules Strangling the Serpents, Master of the Labours of Hercules, Verona (?), Copper alloy covered with a layer of tin or another soldering material.

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