An Important Bronze Sculpture 'Hercules and the Nemean Lion'
Vettor Gambello gen. Camelio (um, Venedig 1460 - Venedig 1537), Circle
Lot-No. 235
Proceeds : 5.000 €
Venice, 16th cent. Bronze with olive-brown patina and remains of black lacquer. H. 13,5 cm, mounted on a marble plinth (h. 2,5 cm). - Inspired by depictings on coins of Greek antiquity the sculpture depicts in three-dimensional form the first task of Hercules. See also a similar sculpture, also attributed to Gambello, in the Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio. - Literature: Cat. Cleveland Museum of Art, Renaissance Bronzes from Ohio Collections, 1975, Kat. Nr. 110; Hans R. Weihrauch: Europäische Bronzestatuetten, Braunschweig 1967, p. 129ff, fig. 146/147. - A Venetian medalist and bronze sculptor. He is first mentioned in 1484 as the master of the dies of the Venetian Mint, where he worked until 1530. He quickly acquired fame as an excellent medalist and produced portrait medals of Pope Sixtus IV and Julius II, 1515 Camelio was appointed for life as engraver to the Papal Mint.
Vettor Gambello gen. Camelio: An Important Bronze Sculpture 'Hercules and the Nemean Lion'
Vettor Gambello gen. Camelio (um, Venedig 1460 - Venedig 1537), Circle
An Important Bronze Sculpture 'Hercules and the Nemean Lion'
Lot-No. 235
Proceeds : 5.000 €
Venice, 16th cent. Bronze with olive-brown patina and remains of black lacquer. H. 13,5 cm, mounted on a marble plinth (h. 2,5 cm). - Inspired by depictings on coins of Greek antiquity the sculpture depicts in three-dimensional form the first task of Hercules. See also a similar sculpture, also attributed to Gambello, in the Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio. - Literature: Cat. Cleveland Museum of Art, Renaissance Bronzes from Ohio Collections, 1975, Kat. Nr. 110; Hans R. Weihrauch: Europäische Bronzestatuetten, Braunschweig 1967, p. 129ff, fig. 146/147. - A Venetian medalist and bronze sculptor. He is first mentioned in 1484 as the master of the dies of the Venetian Mint, where he worked until 1530. He quickly acquired fame as an excellent medalist and produced portrait medals of Pope Sixtus IV and Julius II, 1515 Camelio was appointed for life as engraver to the Papal Mint.
