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| Keywords: Léonard Limosin - Medallion with Hercules and Antaeus - Walters 44283.jpg The exploits of the ancient hero Hercules were valued as exemplifying great physical strength and virtuous purpose combined with the occasional human failing They were popular at the French court because the royal family claimed the hero as an ancestor Of Hercules's Twelve Labors undertaken as penance after he killed his children in a fit of madness the most often depicted was his triumph over the Libyan giant Antaeus who drew his stupendous strength from contact with his mother the earth-goddess Gaea Here in a composition based on an engraving after a drawing attributed to Raphael Hercules wearing a lion's skin lifts the giant off the ground and crushes him The crudely drawn beasts in the corners represent the Lernaean Hydra the Cretan Bull the three-headed dog Cerberus and the Nemean Lion that Hercules also overcame in his Labors 1573 technique painted enamel copper Framed cm 37 5 30 5 ; Diam of roundel cm 21 1 accession number 44 283 38537 Léon Decloux date and mode of acquisition unknown Sale Paris April 27-8 1891 Dr Emile Allain Paris date and mode of acquisition unknown Seligmann Brothers Paris date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters Baltimore May 16 1906 by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1906 place of origin Limoges France Walters Art Museum license Limoges painted enamels in the Walters Art Museum Léonard Limosin Painted enamel art in the Walters Art Museum Heracles and Antaeus | ||||
