Hercules and Antaeus

Style of Giambologna Netherlandish

Not on view

This terracotta statuette is closely related to a group designed by Giovanni Bologna, and known today through several versions in bronze, much smaller in size. Two variants of the composition, one in terracotta and one in plaster, are also known.

Hercules and Antaeus, Style of Giambologna (Netherlandish, Douai 1529–1608 Florence), Terracotta, Italian, Florence

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Hercules and Antaeus, Style of Giambologna (Netherlandish, Douai 1529–1608 Florence), Terracotta, Italian, Florence
Hercules and Antaeus, Style of Giambologna (Netherlandish, Douai 1529–1608 Florence), Terracotta, Italian, Florence
Hercules and Antaeus, Style of Giambologna (Netherlandish, Douai 1529–1608 Florence), Terracotta, Italian, Florence
Hercules and Antaeus, Style of Giambologna (Netherlandish, Douai 1529–1608 Florence), Terracotta, Italian, Florence

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