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Heracles in the Garden of the Hesperides, fragment of a relief, early 2nd century. Artist: Unknown
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Title:
Heracles in the Garden of the Hesperides, fragment of a relief, early 2nd century. Artist: Unknown
Caption:
Heracles in the Garden of the Hesperides, fragment of a relief, early 2nd century. Roman, after the Greek original of the late 5th century BC. According to Greek mythology, the Hesperides were nymphs who tended a garden in the far west of the world and were guardians of miraculous golden apples. Stealing the apples was one of the Labours of Heacles. Found in the collection of The Hermitage, St Petersburg.
Credit:
Album / Heritage Images / The Art Collector
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Image size:
4353 x 4020 px | 50.1 MB
Print size:
36.9 x 34.0 cm | 14.5 x 13.4 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
2ND CENTURY • 5TH CENTURY BC • ANCIENT GREECE • ANCIENT GREEK • APPLES HESPERIDES, HERACLES • APPLES OF HESPERIDES • ART • ARTS • CENTURY • COLOR • COLOUR • COUNTRY • DEITY • FRAGMENT • GARDEN OF THE HESPERIDES • GOD • GODDESS • GREECE • GREEK MYTHOLOGY • GREEK • GUARDIAN • GUY • HERACLES LABOUR: HESPERIDES APPLES (11) • HERACLES • HERAKLES • HERCULES • HESPERIDES APPLES, HERACLES • HESPERIDES' APPLE • HESPERIDES • HESPERIDES, GOLDEN APPLES • ITALIA • ITALY • LABOURS OF HERACLES • LABOURS OF HERCULES • LOCATION • MALE • MAN • MARBLE • MARBRE • MEN • MYTHOLOGY • NAIAD • NYMPH • PEOPLE • PORTRAIT • POTRAIT • RELIEF • RELIGION • RELIGIOUS • ROMAN • ROME • SCULPTURE
