# Hercules and the Nemean Lion

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## Artwork

- Artist: [PETEL, Jörg](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/petel-jrg-r73ef299b92718e>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Ivory, height 28 cm

## Commentary

Probably the most innovative German sculptor of the early seventeenth century was Jörg Petel whose small sculptures are of very high quality. Many of his works contain echoes of the previous Mannerist period.

## Related artworks

- [Bust of Rubens](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/petel-jrg-r73ef299b92718e/bust-of-rubens-r84875d832aab52>)
- [Ecce Homo](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/petel-jrg-r73ef299b92718e/ecce-homo-rec596f4ae71d1d>)
- [Venus and Cupid](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/petel-jrg-r73ef299b92718e/venus-and-cupid-r7a9eeebe5d88e2>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)