Torso of Hercules. Height: 23cm

Description

Reproduction of male torso made in reconstituted marble (marble powder + synthetic resin) with a sculpted marble finish, on a black synthetic resin base, which elegantly enhances the piece. Aging patina with natural earth.

Torso of Hercules of the II-III century BC, Greece.

Muscled torso of the great Greek hero Herakles, named Hercules by the Romans. This replication corresponds to an original of the Hellenistic period, a period in which the realism in the representation of the human body are accentuated. The hero is famous for his twelve labors he performed, beating formidable beasts and dangerous enemies. The original is located in the Archaeological Museum of Madrid.

Dimensions of reproduction: Height: 23 cm Width: 13 cm

Heracles, Hercules in Rome, was a hero and demi-god, son of the god Zeus and a mortal woman, Alcmene. Hercules’ most famous feat was the Twelve Labours, which were given to him by King Eurystheus as impossible tasks that the demigod was nevertheless able to complete: the lion of Nemea, the hydra of Lerna, the hind of Mount Cerineus, the boar of Erimanthus, the birds of the lagoon Stymphalia, the stables of Augias, the bull of Crete, the mares of Diomedes, the girdle of Hippolyta, the bulls of Geryon, the apples of the garden of the Hesperides and the last one, bringing before Eurystheus Cerberus, the guard dog of the gates of hell.