Heracles struggling with the Nemean lion
Marble.Torsos of Heracles and the lion are fragments of the relief depicting the labours of Heracles from a Roman sarcophagus of the 2nd—3rd centuries (?).
Additions and restoration are Italian work of the 17th century (?). Inv. No. Гр. 5600 (A. 498).Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage MuseumPhoto by Sergey Sosnovskiy
Heracles struggling with the Nemean lion.
Marble.
Torsos of Heracles and the lion are fragments of the relief depicting the labours of Heracles from a Roman sarcophagus of the 2nd—3rd centuries (?).
Additions and restoration are Italian work of the 17th century (?).
Torsos of Heracles and the lion are fragments of the relief depicting the labours of Heracles from a Roman sarcophagus of the 2nd—3rd centuries (?).
Additions and restoration are Italian work of the 17th century (?).
Inv. No. Гр. 5600 (A. 498).
Saint Petersburg, State Hermitage Museum
(Санкт-Петербург, Государственный Эрмитаж).
Origin:
Provenance: 1887. From the collection of Sergey Golitsyn.
Credits:
Keywords: ελληνική μυθολογία mythologia graeca greek mythology mitologia greca griechische mythologie grecque ἡρακλῆς ηρακλής herakles heracles èracle eracle héraclès ρωμαϊκή romana roman römische romaine hercules ercole herkules hercule γλυπτική sculptura sculpture sculptural scultura skulptur ρωμαϊκό romano romani römisch römisches römischen römischer romain romains romaines ρωμαϊκό αντίγραφο copy copia kopie copie ἄγαλμα άγαλμα statua statuae statue statues statui statuen statuons marble marmo marmor marbre μάρμαρο struggle against struggling with the nemean lion first labour alle prese con il leone di nemea in lotta kämpft mit dem nemäischen löwen aux prises avec le de némée statua
heracles ercole
nemean nemea
struggle fighting
club clava
by sculptor lysippos of sikyon lysipp aus scultore lisippo sicione inv no гр. 5600 (a. 498)
