rear view of Farnese Hercules
This sculpture of Hercules is in the Naples Archaeological Museum and is known as the Farnese Hercules since it was once in the collection of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, grandson of Pope Paul III.
It was created in the 3rd century AD by Glykon, based on a lost original by Lysippos.
In his hand Hercules holds the apples of the Hesperides.
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rear view of Farnese Hercules
This sculpture of Hercules is in the Naples Archaeological Museum and is known as the Farnese Hercules since it was once in the collection of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, grandson of Pope Paul III.
It was created in the 3rd century AD by Glykon, based on a lost original by Lysippos.
In his hand Hercules holds the apples of the Hesperides.
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Uploaded on January 25, 2010
Taken on October 7, 2009