The Farnese Hercules

The Farnese Hercules is a classic masterpiece in Naples’ Archeological Museum. A Roman copy of a bronze Greek statue created by in the 4th C BC, the statue depicts a weary Hercules leaning on his club, over which is draped the skin of the Nemean Lion. Behind his back Hercules holds the Apples of Hesperides, and so both the first and last of his twelve labours are represented.