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| Keywords: Greek - Weary Herakles (Herakles Farnese) - Walters 541005 - Three Quarter.jpg Herakles was the most revered Greek hero famous for his great strength This small version of Lysippus' often copied sculpture of the hero departs from the usual representations He is shown in a moment of pensive exhaustion following the last and most difficult of his Labors acquiring golden apples from the garden of the Hesperides which he hides behind his back in his right hand century 3 BC Hellenistic solid cast bronze cm 15 4 6 3 9 accession number 54 1005 25817 Dikran Kelekian Paris and New York date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1925 From Alexander to Cleopatra Greek Art of the Hellenistic Age The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1988-1989 Heroes Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece The Walters Art Museum Baltimore; Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville; San Diego Museum Of Art San Diego; Alexander S Onassis Public Benefit Foundation USA New York 2009-2011 place of origin Limoges France Walters Art Museum license Ancient Greek sculptures in the Walters Art Museum Art from Greece Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
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