The sculpture features a human figure engaged in a struggle with a lion. The human is holding the lion around its mane, while the lion is reared up on its hind legs. The rectangular relief sculpture is made of a material with a bronze hue. The surface is slightly textured, emphasizing the muscles of the human and the fur of the lion. The relief conveys a sense of power and confrontation within a bordered frame. The surrounding border is smooth.

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Standing Hercules with the Nemean Lion

Moderno (Veronese, 1467 - 1528)

c. 1488/1489

Medium: bronze
Classification: Sculpture
Dimensions: overall: 7.5 × 5.61 cm (2 15/16 × 2 3/16 in.) ; gross weight: 89.84 gr (0.198 lb.)
Culture: Veronese
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CSD
Credit line: Mars Foundation and Lemon Foundation
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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