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A candlestick depicting five of the seven Labors of Hercules, on display at the Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States.

This copper enameled candlestick, one of a pair, was made by Jean II de Court about 1565 AD in the French city of Limoges. The emergence of new enameling techniques in the mid-1500s led to a massive demand for enameled luxury objects.

This candlestick is en grisaille, which means it is done in black, white, and shades of grey to imitate bas-relief. This item has highlights of gold and pink in some areas, which was common to bring a little life to the images.

The images are based on the engravings of Heinrich Aldegrever (1502-1555/1561), a German artist.
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Author Tim Evanson from Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Tim Evanson at https://flickr.com/photos/23165290@N00/32905334878 (archive). It was reviewed on 4 January 2020 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0.

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