Looking at this Marble Statue of Hercules and Lichas, it was a famous work of art created by greatest sculptor Antonio Canova during 1795-1815 and was located in the National Gallery of Modern Art in Rome. At You Fine Art Sculpture, we have the professional and experienced marble sculptors who have engaged in different kinds of famous sculptures for many years. And they have a profound study of these famous figures and sculptures, could highly restore every detailed of this sculpture.
In Greek mythology, Lichas was the servant of Hercules, who brought Deianira’s poisonous shirt to Hercules, because Deianira’s embarrassment to Iole, which killed him. Lichas brought the deadly clothes to his master and as a punishment, was thrown into the sea by him, where the Lichadian islands, between Euboea and the coast of Locris, were believed to have derived their name from him. This story is described in Sophocles’ Women of Trachis and Ovid’s Metamorphoses.
Antonio Canova was an Italian neoclassical sculptor known for his marble sculptures. His sculptures was often considered to be the greatest of the Neoclassical artists, and his sculptures are inspired by the Baroque and classical renaissance, which are characterized by the avoidance of the former melodrama and the latter’s cold artificiality.
Marble statues, sculptures and figures traditionally have a variety of themes that could explore and celebrate the greatness of the human spirit. Before the marble statue is given real life and value, the sculptor must fully perceive, imagine and explain each spirit. Our skilled marble sculptors have inherited this instinctive power from their ancestors. So, their ability to carve this Marble Statue of Hercules and Lichas is unquestionable.
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