Monday, 5 October 2026

Heracles and the Nemean Lion, an early 16th-century carving from the Medici collection

Carved relief in pale stone with a fossil coral pattern showing a nude figure wrestling a lion, held by small prongs against a grey background.

A Tiny Fragment of Fossil Coral with an Incredibly Beautiful Engraving.

Hercules slaying the Nemean Lion, early sixteenth century, from the collection of the Medici family.

Archaeological Museum of Florence

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