Sculpture

Hercules and Telephos

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Type: Sculpture(Opens in new tab)
Date: c.1648
Accession number: 22.38
Maker: Hubert Le Sueur(Opens in new tab) (French, 1585–1663)
Dimensions: 77 in. (195.6 cm.)
Medium: bronze
Description: A bronze statue portraying Roman emperor Commodus as Hercules, who was famous for his strength, in classical mythology.
Credit: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Department: European Art
Find out more: View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)

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