Torso of Hercules. Plaster. 39 cm.

Description

Plaster figure of the Torso of Hercules.

Reproduction made with special plaster and iron oxides. 100% natural materials.

Not suitable for outdoors.

Measurements: Height: 39 cm. Base: 14 x 14 cm.

Approx. weight: 4,35 kg.

This statue is a reproduction of a marble sculpture from the Hellenistic period, which is currently on display in the Chiaramonti Museum, Vatican Museums.

Hercules (Heracles), son of Zeus and a mortal, is the human hero par excellence, simple, brave and good; violent and generous; far-sighted and reckless; but also persevering and indefatigable. He is the sublime son, for his gigantic labours and his great kindnesses. He is the great sufferer and the great persecuted. But he is also the great laugher; he laughs at his suffering and never ceases to act.