03 — ARTWORK
Hercules
FRANCESCO DA SANT'AGATA · 1520 →
- MEDIUM
- Boxwood, height 29 cm
- TYPE
- Mythological
PALETTE
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- FILE
- 725 × 1250 px · JPEG
COMMENTARY
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This boxwood Hercules is the single signed work by the Paduan sculptor Francesco da Sant'Agata. He was one of several little-known goldsmiths and sculptors (Victor Camelio, Maffeo Olivieri, Desiderio da Firenze, Antonio Lombardo, Francesco da Sant'Agata and Giovanni Fonduli da Crema) who contributed to the success of the bronzeAn alloy of copper (usually about 90 per cent) and tin, often also containing small amounts of other metals such as lead or zinc. Since antiquity it has been the metal most commonly used in cast sculpture because of its strength, durability, and the fact that it is easily workable - both hot and cold - by a variety of processes. It is easier to cast than copper because it has a lower melting-point, and its great tensile strength makes possible the protrusion of unsupported parts - an advantage over marble sculpture. The colour of bronze is affected by the proportion of tin or other metals present, varying from silverish to a rich, coppery red, and its surface beauty can be enhanced when it acquires a patina. statuette in North Italy in the first third of the 16th century. Their collected oeuvreThe complete body of works created by an artist. represents an important and characteristic, though all too often neglected, aspect of High Renaissance art.
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author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {Hercules by FRANCESCO DA SANT'AGATA},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-09},
url = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/francesco-da-santagata-rf612a601f51433/hercules-r3192c8686b17eb},
urldate = {2026-09-09},
langid = {english}
}ACCESSED 2026-09-09. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.
OTHER WORKS BY FRANCESCO DA SANT'AGATA
The archive catalogues no further works by this artist.
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