Hercules Delivering Prometheus, cast 1690-1705

            François Lespingola ( 1644-1705 )

This sculpture depicts a recue story from Greek mythology.  Prometheus, a human mortal, stole fire from the gods to share with mankind. As punishment, Zeus chained him to a rock. Every day a bird came to eat his liver, which regrew every night, creating an ongoing cycle of torture. The her Hercules, with his lion pelt and wooden club, aims his bow and arrow at the bird to free Prometheus.
The twisting torsos and reaching limbs of Hercules and Prometheus create a sense of Dynamism and urgency in this complex composition. Lespingola, one of the many sculptors who worked on the palace of Versailles for King Louis XlV, likely considered this his masterpiece.
   

Taken on: April 30, 2019

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Hercules

Toronto

Sets appears in: • Art Gallery of Ontario 2019

Camera: Fujifilm X-T2, f/4.0, 1/60 sec, 55mm (=83mm), ISO 2000 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Fujifilm X-T2
Lens:	XF18-55mmF2.8-4 R LM OIS
Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	0.017 sec (1/60)
Focal Length:	55mm (35mm equivalent: 83mm)
ISO:	2000
Exposure Bias:	-1.33 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 8.3 (Windows)
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