AFTER STEFANO MADERNO (1575-1636), LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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A BRONZE GROUP OF HERCULES AND ANTAEUS
AFTER STEFANO MADERNO (1575-1636), LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
One figure held aloft with head arched back, his right arm and thumb pushing against the head and eye of his oppponent, on a naturalistic base
23in. (58.5cm.) high

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Lot Essay

Antaeus, the son of Terra (the Earth) was a mighty giant and wrestler, whose strength was invincible so long as he remained in contact with his mother Earth. To defeat him, Hercules lifted him up from the earth and strangled him in the air.

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