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The Infant Hercules Subduing the Serpent (after Alessandro Algardi)
The Infant Hercules Subduing the Serpent (after Alessandro Algardi)
The Infant Hercules Subduing the Serpent (after Alessandro Algardi)

The Infant Hercules Subduing the Serpent (after Alessandro Algardi)

Attributed to (French, 1612-1686)
After (Italian, 1598-1654)
Datecirca 1641
MediumCast bronze
DimensionsLength: 18-1/4 in. (46.4 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, The Cochrane-Woods Collection
Object number1977.101
Status
Not on view
Description

Based on a Greek myth, this bronze depicts the infant Hercules wrestling with a snake that was placed in his crib by the vengeful wife of Zeus. This bronze is nearly identical to another by Alessandro Algardi, of whom Anguier was a pupil. While it clearly derives from Algardi’s design, it reinterprets various anatomical and descriptive details.

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