1960s Farnese Hercules Postcard
A 1960s postcard of the Farnese Hercules. Developed to look like an antique bromide photo print but has a glossy finish.
The Greek god Hercules and divine hero, son of Zeus. The Farnese Hercules is a massive marble statue. It depicts a muscular yet weary Hercules leaning on his club, which has the skin of the Nemean lion draped over it. In myths about Heracles, killing the lion was his first task. He has just performed one of the last of The Twelve Labours, suggested by the apples of the Hesperides he holds behind his back.