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Hercules was ordered to kill the Erymanthian Boar as the fourth of his twelve Labours. This relief as well as its pendant, 'The Infant Hercules and the Serpents' (58-1881), together with that of 'Hercules and the Ceryneian Stag' in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, may be identified as the three bronze roundels listed in the inventory of Ferdinando Gonzaga's collection, prepared in 1627.\r\nAntico (Pier Jacopo di Antonio Alari-Bonacolsi, ca. 1460-1528) was an Italian sculptor and goldsmith. He was nick-named Antico, because in his work he related heavily to Antiquity. He re-created small scale statuettes of famous antique examples. He was active at the Gonzaga court at Mantua and made many bronzes for the court, notably for Ludovico, Bishop of Mantua and Isabella d’Este, wife of Francesco II  Gonzaga, 4th Marchese of Mantua. He was also a restorer of antique statues and an adviser to art collectors.","physicalDescription":"Roundel. 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