Hercules Fighting the Dragon of the Hesperides - Vienna, Austria
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N 48° 11.090 E 016° 18.760
33U E 597568 N 5337676
This sculpture is located in the lobby of Schonbrunn Palace- where tours begin.
Waymark Code: WMK9XG
Location: Wien, Austria
Date Posted: 03/06/2014
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This one of a pair of sculptures depicting Hercules in the lobby of the Schonbrunn Palace. The other depicts Hercules slaying the Nemean lion.
Here, Hercules, wearing a lion skin over his head straddles a winged dragon which appears to be on its back with its mouth agape.
A placard indicates that the sculptures were designed by Giovanni Giuliani and cast by Ubald Torri. They were made between 1714 and 1724. The placard also indicates that the hollow-cast sculptures served as hot air stoves and the hot air would come out of the mouth of the dragon here and the lion in the other work.
Time Period: Ancient
Approximate Date of Epic Period: 1000 BC
Epic Type: Mythical
Exhibit Type: Figure, Statue, 3D Art
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