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Hebe Pouring Nectar into Hercules' Bowl, A317
Sophus Bengtsson
Thorvaldsens Museum

  • Production Date

    Presumably November 1808

  • Type of Work / Object

    Sculpture > Relief

Explanation

  • Hercules can be recognised from the club and the lion’s skin on which he is sitting. He had, of course, once strangled a lion with his bare hands. The scene is an allegory of “Strength”.

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Dimension

  • Diameter 147.5 cm

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