#hercules and lichas

[playypause]

Ercole e Lica (Hercule et Lichas), Antonio Canova (1795-1815)

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

Antonio Canova (Italian, 1757-1822) Hercule et Lichas, Marbre, 1815 Galerie nationale d'Art moderne et contemporain, Rome

[metmuseum]

Hercules about to hurl Lichas into the sea. first half 19th century. Credit line: The Milton Weil Collection, 1940 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/198608

[clarkkantagain]

📷 julielynn hercules and lichas by antonio canola

[onofriougo]

Hercules and Lichas, Antonio Canova.

National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art, Rome.

[venustapolis]

Hercules and Lichas (Pavel Semenovich Sorokin, 1849)

[oceancentury]

Lichas & Hercules by Pavel Sorokin

[toxicroyjamie]

went to the art institute in Chicago today and saw a bunch of homoerotic statues of men nude wrestling. cock and balls memorialized forever in bronze, clay, marble, etc. thought of roy/jamie for every single one but esp Hercules and Antaeus and Hercules and Lichas

there were some weirder ones that reminded me of them too like Hyacinth Awaiting His Turn to Throw the Discus reminded me of jamie (there’s some implications about both their careers in the story and it’s also a beautiful but kind of uncomfortable statue)

if this show came out in like 2016 we’d have so many achilles/patroclus crossover fics of roy/jamie which i kind of want to read even tho i usually don’t like crossovers

also included full titles to the pieces. looking up the descriptions on the art institute’s website is so funny. like they are so clearly homoerotic but it’s not mentioned even a little bit

also makes me think trent was right and the team should’ve gone to museumnacht. maybe then Colin’s dream of the whole team coming out with him would’ve been realized 😔

I love every part of this ask just so you know. I'm too stoned to say anything intelligent back atm (will reblog later with commentary) but "cock and balls memorialized forever in bronze, clay, and marble" is like a poem to me

I actually LOVED the Song of Achilles when I read it in hs... It's been years since I read it but I remember it was the one "booktok" book I've actually thoroughly enjoyed. I would gratefully read a rj tsoa au for real

[scottelkartwork]

ARTWORK

Hercules & Antaeus +

Hercules & Lichas

1600-1625

After designs by Giambologna Flemish, 1529-1608

Bronze

Chicago Institute of Art

Both of these bronzes represent legendary struggles related to Hecules's labors, a frequent source of inspiration for Renaissance and later art. The figures may derive from a lost series of silver statuettes cast after models by Giambologna during the last quarter of the 16th century. Their virtuoso displays of movement, which seem to transform violent struggle into ballet, reflect the sculptor's intense preoccupation with the human form. Bronzes after Giambologna's models were popular during his lifetime and later, and they were often studied by painters like Tintoretto, who made drawings from such models.

What I connect with…

Oh man. The masculinity. The domination. The fact it works as a pair. Everything about these guys is incredible. The bearded vs the clean shaven guy. Young / old. Just all the contrasts at play, and the tension. Wow.

[archaictorsoofapollo]

Jean-Baptiste Mauzaisse, "Hercules and Lichas", 1820.

[pandaemoniumpancakes]

Pavel Sorokin, Hercules and Lichas

[venicepearl]

Susannah Maria Cibber (née Arne; February 1714 – 30 January 1766) was a celebrated English singer and actress. She was the sister of the composer Thomas Arne. Although she began her career as a soprano, her voice lowered in the early part of her career to that of a true contralto. She was universally admired for her ability to move her audiences emotionally both as an actress and vocalist. Possessing a sweet, expressive, and agile singing voice with a wide vocal range, Cibber was an immensely popular singer, even if at times her voice was criticized for a lack of polished technique. Charles Burney wrote of her singing that "by a natural pathos, and perfect conception of the words, she often penetrated the heart, when others, with infinitely greater voice and skill, could only reach the ear." Cibber was particularly admired by Handel, who wrote numerous parts especially for her including the contralto arias in his 1741 oratorio Messiah, the role of Micah in Samson, the role of Lichas in Hercules and the role of David in Saul among others. In the mid-1730s she began appearing in plays in addition to appearing in operas and oratorios. She became the greatest dramatic actress of the eighteenth-century London stage and at the time of her death was the highest-paid actress in England.

[castelnou]

hercules and lichas 

sculpture by antonio canova

[aic-european]

Hercules and Lichas, Unknown Italian, 1590, Art Institute of Chicago: European Painting and Sculpture

Robert Allerton Endowment Size: H. 49.9 cm (19 5/8 in.) H. 54.9 cm (21 5/8 in.) (including base) Medium: Bronze

https://www.artic.edu/artworks/30358/

[lostincitylight]

Pavel Sorokin, Hercules and Licha, 1849.