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Hercules and the Nemean Lion, early 17th century

Hercules and the Nemean Lion

early 17th century · Sculpture-Bronze

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Yes, on view now

Where is “Hercules and the Nemean Lion” now? The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gallery 537, New York. Yes, on view now. Checked October 12, 2026.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, United States

Room537

Closed· opens at 10:00 AM

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Accession number
1982.60.105

What it shows

Hercules and HeraclesLions

In the catalog

SculptureBronzeBaroque17th century

Sources

In the same room · Gallery 537, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Museum page
Venus and Cupid, Lucas Cranach the Elder, ca. 1525–27

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Venus and Cupid, ca. 1525–27

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Giambologna

Hercules and the Erymanthian boar, Late 17th or 18th century

Madonna and Child Enthroned, Carlo Crivelli, 1472

Carlo Crivelli

Madonna and Child Enthroned, 1472

Virgin and Child, Dieric Bouts, 1475–99

Dirck Bouts

Virgin and Child, 1475–99

Christ and the Adulteress, Lucas Cranach the Younger and Workshop, ca. 1545–50

Lucas Cranach the Younger

Christ and the Adulteress, ca. 1545–50

Christ Blessing the Children, Lucas Cranach the Younger and Workshop, ca. 1545–50

Lucas Cranach the Younger

Christ Blessing the Children, ca. 1545–50

Portrait of a Man, Fra Bartolomeo, shortly after 1497

Fra Bartolommeo

Portrait of a Man, shortly after 1497

The Adoration of the Magi, Gerard David, ca. 1520

Gerard David

The Adoration of the Magi, ca. 1520

On the same theme · Hercules and Heracles

All works on the theme
Sculptor, Reclining Model, and Self-Portrait in the Form of a Sculpted Hercules (Sculpteur, modèle couché et autoportrait en Hercule sculpté), Pablo Picasso, 1933

Pablo Picasso

Sculptor, Reclining Model, and Self-Portrait in the Form of a Sculpted Hercules (Sculpteur, modèle couché et autoportrait en Hercule sculpté), 1933

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

The Infant Hercules Throttling the Serpents, William Blake, 1790-1793

William Blake

The Infant Hercules Throttling the Serpents, 1790-1793

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Herkules (Ercules), Albrecht Dürer, 1496–1498

Albrecht Dürer

Herkules (Ercules), 1496–1498

Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum

Der trunkene Herkules, von einem Satyr-Paar geführt, Peter Paul Rubens

Peter Paul Rubens

Der trunkene Herkules, von einem Satyr-Paar geführt

Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister

Der trunkene Herkules, von einem Satyr-Paar geführt, Peter Paul Rubens

Peter Paul Rubens

Der trunkene Herkules, von einem Satyr-Paar geführt

Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister

Hercules and Antaeus, Workshop of Andrea Mantegna, c. 1495

Andrea Mantegna

Hercules and Antaeus, c. 1495

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Hercules and Antaeus, Giovanni Antonio da Brescia, after Andrea Mantegna, after 1507

Andrea Mantegna

Hercules and Antaeus, after 1507

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

The Sanctuary of Hercules, Arnold Böcklin, 1884

Arnold Böcklin

The Sanctuary of Hercules, 1884

Not on view · National Gallery of Art