Hercules and Cerberus, the model by L. Mattielli

Sculpture of Hercules in marble ADDITIONAL PHOTOS, INFORMATION OF THE LOT AND QUOTE FOR SHIPPING COST CAN BE REQUEST BY SENDING AN EMAIL, ULTERIORI FOTO, INFORMAZIONI SUL LOTTO E PRE...

Refined torso statue of Ercole Massimo di Marco (Heracles for the Greeks) demigod hero endowed with exceptional strength. His labors became the symbol of the sacrifices that the exer...

Carrara marble bust of Hercules, 20th century, Roman origin. Bust in Carrara marble, sculpture in marble

Napoleon from the model of Lorenzo Bartolini - sculpture in white marble.     

Napoleon from the model of Lorenzo Bartolini, Bust in Carrara marble, sculpture, Napoleon from the model of Lorenzo Bartolini - Sculpture in white marble.XX Century ADDITIONAL PHOTOS...

Sculpture marble Hebe from Thorvaldsen's model,xx century, marble

Signed Rancoulet. The bronze depicts the twelfth labor of Hercules.

Mythical Hercules and The Hydra Wood Sculpture 11 tall x 6 w x 12 d Original preowned vintage condition. See images provided.

Cerberus Black painted stone Italy, 17th century Measures: 80 x 69 x 36cm (one head missing) Cerberus, cruel monster, fierce and strange, Through his wide threefold throat barks as a dog Over the multitude immers'd beneath. His eyes glare crimson, black his unctuous beard, His belly large, and claw'd the hands, with which He tears the spirits, flays them, and their limbs Piecemeal disparts (Dante, Inferno, Canto VI). Cerberus figure seated, in his role of ferocious guardian of the underworld; he shows a nervous musculature, an adherent skin which reveals the ribs, long and robust limbs; his heads are broad and the eyes set well apart. Painted in black to amplify his menacing look, the infernal guardian is depicted with his famous attributes, writhing his heads, growling and barking furiously. Cerberus, in Greek mythology, was the monstrous watchdog of the underworld – also known as the “hound of Hades” – preventing the dead from leaving, and making sure that those who entered never left. A child of Typhon and Echidna, he was part of a monstrous family, which included Orthus, the Lernaean Hydra, and the Chimaera as well. Only on three occasions Cerberus was tricked by visitors of Hades: Heracles did it with his strength, Orpheus with his music. In "The Inferno", Dante places Cerberus as the guardian of the third circle of Hell. With his three mouths, Dante saw Cerberus as a beast that was synonymous with the sin of Gluttony. Virgil gets past the monster by throwing mud in his three mouths, temporarily choking him. Very rare are the representations of Cerberus in ancient statuary...

A French bronze of Hercules. This wonderful piece depicts the great battle of the Lernaean Hydra monster, the multi-headed beast. As one head was severed by Hercules, two more took i...

Italian patinated bronze sculpture of Hercules and Antaeus after the antique by Pier Jacopo di Antonio Alari-Bonacolsi, 1500-1510.

This is a beautiful copy of the Farnese Hercules executed in the Grand Tour Period made of albaster - it stands on a custom-made rare white marble pedestal with black veins. The Fa...