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| Keywords: Pierre Reymond - Casket with the Labors of Hercules - Walters 4465 - Three Quarter.jpg This casket with its original metalwork intact incorporates ten plaques with the Labors of Hercules The Hercules subjects were popularized in Limoges by carvings of about 1533 on the choir screen of the city's cathedral They were ordered by the new bishop Jean de Langeac who became an important supporter of Limoges enamellists The rendering here following that in the cathedral is quite awkward demonstrating no knowledge of classical form On the front of the casket are representations of Hercules wrestling with the Nemean lion capturing the Cretan bull carrying the pillars of Hercules and killing of the giant Cacus The Latin inscription engraved into the top of the casket reads Fear God ca 1540 Renaissance painted enamel and gilded copper on wood H 5 1/8 x L 7 1/2 x W 4 3/4 in 13 x 19 x 12 cm accession number 44 65 13666 Lord Hastings' Collection date and mode of acquisition unknown sold 1888 George Robinson Harding date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters Baltimore April 28 1919 by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1919 The Art Treasures Exhibition Manchester 1857 The Taste of Maryland Art Collecting in Maryland 1800-1934 The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1984 place of origin Limoges France Walters Art Museum license Limoges painted enamels in the Walters Art Museum Pierre Reymond Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Painted enamel art in the Walters Art Museum | ||||
