Artist | Unknown ; Lysippos (Greek b.Circa 395 BC) |
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Title | Farnese Hercules |
Period | 19th century; 20th century |
Description | Muscular bearded male nude in classical Greek style. It depicts a muscular, yet weary, Hercules leaning on his club, which has the skin of the Nemean lion draped over it. In myths about Heracles, killing the lion was his first task. He has just performed one of the last of The Twelve Labours, which is suggested by the apples of the Hesperides he holds behind his back. |
Material | Casting Plaster/plaster/coating (material)/materials (substances) |
Collection | Art Collection |
Classification | sculpture; plaster cast; sculpture 1801-1900; sculpture 1901-2000; sculpture; sculpture; sculpture; sculpture |
Accession Number | EU3051 |