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Ercole e il centauro Nesso

Hercules beating the Centaur Nessus

Heracles (Ἡρακλῆς), Latin: Hercules
divine hero in Greek mythology, son of Zeus and Alcmene
(Wikipedia)

Giambologna
1599

Description

Sculpture depicting Hercules slaying the centraur Nessus. Nessus had tried to steal Hercules' wife by carrying her across the river. Just as he was trying to steal her away, Hercules shot him with a poisoned arrow.

Sculptor

Giambologna, or Jean Boulogne, incorrectly known as Giovanni da Bologna and Giovanni Bologna (Douai 1529 - Florence 1608), sculptor, known for his marble and bronze statuary in a late Renaissance or Mannerist style (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Wikipedia, Ercole e il centauro Nesso.

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