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AFTER STEFANO MADERNO (1575-1636), 19TH CENTURY
A BRONZE GROUP OF HERCULES AND ANTAEUS
On an octagonal red breccia marble plinth
Bronze, light brown patina
24 in. (61 cm.) high, including base
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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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