[Hercules and Hebe]

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[Hercules and Hebe]

Creator

John G. Unnevehr

American Photographer · 1822–1893

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Date: 1872
Medium: Albumen silver print
Culture: American
Department: Photographs
Institution: Getty Museum

Relief sculpture by Bertel Thorvaldsen depicting an allegory of "Strength." Hercules, a nude male figure, is seated on a lion skin and is holding a club. A woman is standing before him and is pouring a pitcher into a dish held by Hercules.

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