Hercules and Lichas (after Antonio Canova)
Unknown
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1800 - 1899
Materials
Bronze
Measurements
417 mm (H); 270 mm (W); 200 mm (D)
Order this imageCollection
Felbrigg, Norfolk
NT 1399566
Summary
Bronze sculpture, Hercules and Lichas (after Antonio Canova), by Unknown artist. The original marble of this celebrated group is in the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna in Rome. In Greek mythology, it was Lichas, Hercules' companion who brought him the shirt which was to bring about his death. The shirt had been mistakenly immersed in the poisonous blood of the the centaur Nessus by Deianeira who had hoped it would obtain the hero's everlasting love. Instead it brought about his death and in his final death throes, Hercules picked up Lichas and threw him into the air.
Provenance
Part of the Windham Collection. The hall and contents were bequeathed to the National Trust in 1969 by Robert Wyndham Ketton-Cremer (1906-1969)
Makers and roles
Unknown, sculptor after Antonio Canova (Possagno 1757 - Venice 1822), sculptor