Sculpture
Hercules and Antaeus
Details
- Date
- 2018
- Author / Artist
- Cliveden Conservation
- Dimensions
- 400cm
- Material
- Portland cement
- Catalogue number
- SHPT.40
- Current location
- South Portico
Hercules and Antaeus, copied from garden sculptures at St Paul’s Walden, originally at Stowe. In Greek mythology, Antaeus was the son of Poseidon and Gaia, and derived his strength from contact with the earth. Hercules defeats him by lifting him from the ground.