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Dark bronze statuette of a bearded muscular man lifting a nude male figure, one leg kicked high, on a green marble base.

Hercules and Lichas

A dark bronze statuette shows a muscular bearded man lifting another nude male figure off the ground, one leg kicking high in the air. Both figures are twisted in a dynamic wrestling pose, set on a green marble oval base against a plain gray background.

Artist
Pietro Tacca
Date
1600–1625
Medium
Bronze
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2179 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1625).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Robert Allerton Endowment

Español: Hércules y Lichas, estatuilla de bronce

Una estatuilla de bronce oscuro muestra a un hombre musculoso y barbado que levanta del suelo a otra figura masculina desnuda, con una pierna pateando en lo alto. Ambas figuras se retuercen en una pose dinámica de lucha, sobre una base ovalada de mármol verde frente a un fondo gris liso.

Português: Hércules e Lichas, estatueta de bronze

Uma estatueta de bronze escuro mostra um homem musculoso e barbado erguendo do chão outra figura masculina nua, com uma perna chutando para o alto. As duas figuras se torcem em uma pose dinâmica de luta, sobre uma base oval de mármore verde contra um fundo cinza liso.

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