Sculpture
Hercules and Antaeus
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- Date
- ca. 1779-1780
- Accession number
- 2007.17.11
- Maker
- attributed to Roman Anton Boos(Opens in new tab) (German, 1733–1810)
- Dimensions
- height including base: 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm.)
- Medium
- pear wood
- Description
- This sculptural group shows Hercules wrestling the giant Antaeus. It is a scene derived from Greek mythology.
- Credit
- The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of the Ernst and Marta Silten-Friedberg Collection
- Department
- European Art
- Find out more
- View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)
