Hercules
May one see it?
Yes, receiving visitors
Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom
RoomEurope 1600-1815, Room 6, The Lisa and Bernard Selz Gallery
On public display.
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- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the sculpture
Busts of figures from the classical past were eminently suitable furnishings for a cabinet display. The artist, Lucas Faydherbe, was deeply influenced by the painter Rubens during the early part of his career, and this is clearly reflected in the composition and tone of this work. The attribution to Faydherbe derives from a comparison with a signed bust of Omphale in the Municipal Museum at Malines in Belgium, which also owns another version of the composition used here.
Victoria and Albert Museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- A.17-1933
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Victoria and Albert Museum
- Image: Victoria and Albert Museum — © Victoria and Albert Museum, London
