Heracles strangling the Nemean lion; Iolaos, Athena, Mercurius
Black-figure amphora. Attic.By the “Swing Painter”.
Clay. Ca. 530 BCE.
Height: 39.5 cm. Inv. Nos. ГР-4412 / Б. 1485 (St. 50, Б. 180).Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum
Heracles strangling the Nemean lion; Iolaos, Athena, Mercurius.
Black-figure amphora. Attic.
By the “Swing Painter”.
Clay. Ca. 530 BCE.
Height: 39.5 cm.
By the “Swing Painter”.
Clay. Ca. 530 BCE.
Height: 39.5 cm.
Inv. Nos. ГР-4412 / Б. 1485 (St. 50, Б. 180).
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum
(Санкт-Петербург, Государственный Эрмитаж).
Origin:
Unknown; from the Campana collection, acquired in 1862.
Description:
The centre of the vase features two javelin-throwers, flanked by two trainers. The bearded athlete on the left is carrying his javelin horizontally at head height, above his shoulder, and stretching his left hand forward. He will take a few more steps before taking up the throwing position. On the other side, a familiar scene: Heracles strangling the Nemean lion. The figure on the left is probably Iolaos; on the right is the goddess Athena.
L. Utkina, D. Vanhove
Literature:
K. S. Gorbounova, The Attic black-figure Vases at the Hermitage (Leningrad, 1985) no. 62 p. 85.
Credits:
© 1993. Photo, text: Olympism in antiquity. Olympic Museum Lausanne. Bertelsmann UFA. Industria Gráfica S. A. Barcelona, 1993, p. 102 cat. no. 45.
© Photo: M. Verhasselt (Brussels-Dilbeek).
© Photo: M. Verhasselt (Brussels-Dilbeek).
Keywords: κεραμικά ceramics clay terracotta ceramica keramik céramique ελλάδα grecia graecia hellas greece griechenland grèce ελληνική μυθολογία mythologia graeca greek mythology mitologia greca griechische mythologie grecque θεά αθηνά παλλὰς ἀθηνᾶ ἀθήνη athene athena pallas goddess dea atena göttin déesse athéna athéné ἡρακλῆς ηρακλής herakles heracles èracle eracle héraclès ἑρμῆς ερμής ἑρμείας hermeias hermes ermes ermete hermès ἰόλαος ιόλαος iolaos iolaus iolao iolas struggle against struggling with the nemean lion first labour alle prese con il leone di nemea in lotta kämpft mit dem nemäischen löwen aux prises avec le de némée mercury mercurius black-figure black-figured amphora anfora figure nere attic by swing painter hercules shield spear javelin helmet head-piece headpiece from campana collection б 1485 б1485 st 50 180 б180 inv no гр-4412 б. (st. 50, 180)
