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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1966.68
People
Giovanni Battista Foggini, Italian (Florence, Italy 1652 - 1725 Florence, Italy)
Previously attributed to Unidentified Artist
Title
Hercules and Iole
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Hercules and Omphale
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture, relief
Date
17th-18th century
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/228055

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
40 x 30.3 x 8.3 cm (15 3/4 x 11 15/16 x 3 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
John Goelet, Gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1966.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of John Goelet
Accession Year
1966
Object Number
1966.68
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • "Some Recent Acquisitions", Fogg Art Museum Acquisitions, 1966-1967, Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1968), p. 103, repr.

Exhibition History

  • In Memoriam: Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 08/01/1980 - 10/15/1980

Verification Level

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