Hercule Commode – Sceaux, France - Epic Beings and Creatures on Waymarking.com

Description:
Hercule debout, nu, couvert d'une seule feuille de vigne, porte sur l'épaule gauche la dépouille du lion de Némée.
Il tient de son bras gauche replié un jeune enfant, Hylas ou Téléphe (d'après Visconti).
La main droite retient sa massue dont l'extrémité est posée au sol.
Statue mise en place vers 1930 en remplacement d'un Hercule Farnèse qui a été photographié par Eugène Atget en 1925. Date indéterminée, probablement 19e siècle.
Elle mesure 2,30 m de haut et 0,95 m de large.
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Description:
Standing, naked Hercule, covered with a single vine leaf, concerns the left shoulder the skin of the lion of Némée.
He holds of his folded up left hand a young child, Hylas or Téléphe (according to Visconti).
The right hand holds its bludgeon the extremity of which is put on the ground.
Statue organized by 1930 as a replacement by a Hercule Farnèse who was photographed by Eugène Atget in 1925. Indefinite date, probably 19th century.
It measures 2,30 m of top and 0,95 m of wide.

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Time Period: Ancient Epic Type: Mythical Exhibit Type: Figure, Statue, 3D Art Approximate Date of Epic Period: Not listed

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Date Logged Log   10/28/2011 jcb94 visited it