Hercules child sculpture. 50cm.

Description

Hercules child sculpture, High-quality reproduction made of molded marble (marble dust bound with resins). This figure is finely polished, with the application of aging patinas based on natural earth pigments, giving it the texture and appearance of a sculpture beautified by the passage of time.

• Measurements: Width 31 cm. Depth 23 cm. Height 50 cm.
• Weight: 11 kg.

A uniquely beautiful sculpture ideal for decoration or as a distinguished gift. This figure has a magnificent presence for use indoors (living rooms, lobbies, libraries, and offices) as well as outdoors, on terraces and in gardens, resistant to weather conditions.

Reproductions of sculptures inspired by original pieces from museums. Neoclassical art.

Hercules child sculpture. Reproduction of the original work “The Young Hercules” by Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844), which depicts the hero in his childhood fighting two snakes.

Hercules, known as Heracles in Greece, was a hero and demigod, son of the god Zeus and a mortal woman, Alcmene. The goddess Hera, wife of Zeus, jealous of Hercules’ birth, sent two snakes to his cradle to kill him, but the infant rose and killed the two snakes with his own hands, demonstrating his legendary strength.

The base features representations of the Twelve Labors of Hercules, which were assigned to him by King Eurystheus as seemingly impossible tasks that the demigod nevertheless managed to complete: the Nemean Lion, the Lernaean Hydra, the Ceryneian Hind, the Erymanthian Boar, the Stymphalian Birds, the Augean Stables, the Cretan Bull, the Mares of Diomedes, the Belt of Hippolyta, the Cattle of Geryon, the Apples of the Hesperides, and finally, bringing Cerberus, the guard dog of the gates of the underworld, to Eurystheus.

Decorating with reproductions like this statue of young Hercules brings the cultural and aesthetic richness of classical art to our homes. When we incorporate these sculptures into our spaces, both indoors in our living rooms and lobbies, libraries and offices, as well as outdoors in gardens and on terraces, we infuse an air of nobility and serenity into our favorite corners.