Hercules Slaying the Centaur Eurytion

after Giambologna, c. 1600 - c. 1650

Giambologna, or Jean de Boulogne, was born in Douai (Dowaai), Flanders (now France). In 1550 he travelled to Italy, where he became the most influential sculptor of his time. He made the original model of this bronze statuette for Francesco I de’ Medici., Grand Duke of Tuscany, to be cast in silver. It was succeeded by countless versions in bronze, including this 17th-century variant by an unknown follower.

  • Artwork typefigure
  • Object numberBK-16939
  • Dimensionsheight 52 cm x width 36.5 cm x depth 31 cm x weight 12.4 kg
  • Physical characteristicsbronze with lacquer patina

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    Hercules Slaying the Centaur Eurytion

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-16939

  • Description

    De gebaarde Hercules staat op een rotsachtige bodem schrijlings over de ter aarde gestorte Eurytion, die hij met de linkerhand bij het van hem afgewende hoofd grijpt, terwijl de geheven rechter de knots houdt. De door de voorbenen gezakte Eurytion, die met hoofd en bovenlichaam zijwaarts uitwijkt, tracht met de ene hand zijn hoofd uit Hercules' greep te bevrijden en heeft de andere afwerend tegen diens borst geplaatst. Zijn gebaarde gelaat is vertrokken, de mond geopend.

Creation

  • Creation

    sculptor: after Giambologna, Florence (possibly)

  • Dating

    c. 1600 - c. 1650

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    bronze with lacquer patina

  • Dimensions

    height 52 cm x width 36.5 cm x depth 31 cm x weight 12.4 kg

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Acquisition and rights

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; collection Dr Fritz Mannheimer (1890-1939), Amsterdam and Paris, before 1933;{Photo album ‘Het huis van Dr F. Mannheimer, Amsterdam’, 1928-32, Rijksmuseum, inv. no. B-F-1963-426-39.} from whom, fl. 6,350,000, en bloc, to Artistic & General Securities Ltd. as security for a loan from the Mendelssohn & Co. Bank, but kept in usufruct, 1934;{NHA, 476, RMA Archive, inv. no. 2142, Recapitulatie der geïnventariseerde kunstvoorwerpen van wijlen Dr F. Mannheimer, undated, p. 88, no. Br 52, Artistic no. 37/20; NHA, 233, Arrondissementsrechtbank Amsterdam, inv. no. 1365, “O.R. 256/1939, Faillissementsdossier: nalatenschap Dr. F. Mannheimer, 28 augustus 1939”, image 3, page 2.} purchased from Mendelssohn & Co. Bank, en bloc, by the Dienststelle Mühlmann, The Hague, for Adolf Hitler's Führermuseum, Linz, 1940;{Korthals Altes 1974, pp. 21-22.} war recuperation, SNK, 1945;{HNA, SNK Archive, 2.08.42, inv. no. 548.} on loan, with 1,702 other objects, from the DRVK to the museum, 1952;{Note RMA.} transferred to the museum, 1960

  • Remarks

    Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

Documentation

  • Jaarverslag van het Rijksmuseum 1953, p. 24

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