I Heracles And Nessus Made Of Marble

The marble group of hercules and the centaur nessus was completed in 1599 by flemish sculptor giambologna born jean boulogne 1529 1608.

I heracles and nessus made of marble.

The sculpture was carved impressively from a single block of marble by giambologna and it sits in the open air gallery loggia dei lanzi on the piazza della signoria in florence among the square s other famous marble occupants. The flemish sculptor giambologna who created the marvelous work the rape of the sabine woman completed the marble group of the hercules and the centaur nessus in 1599 the sculpture is basically characterised by the great plastic force expressed by the powerful almost elastic twist of the body of the centaur nessus bent by the enormous force. Heracles greek herakles roman hercules one of the most famous greco roman legendary heroes traditionally heracles was the son of zeus and alcmene see amphitryon granddaughter of perseus zeus swore that the next son born of the perseid house should become ruler of greece but by a trick of zeus s jealous wife hera another child the sickly eurystheus was born first and became king.

The sculpture was carved impressively from a single block of marble by giambologna and it sits in the open air gallery loggia dei lanzi on the piazza della signoria in florence among the square s other. Heracles ˈ h ɛr ə k l iː z herr ə kleez.