This is a replica of a famous statue from Italy. It is Hercules. He is vanquishing  somebody whose name escapes me. His foe is at his knees, with Hercules domineering over him. You can see Hercule’s mighty club  is hovering over the fellow’s head ready to bop him senseless.
For some reason, Someone doesn’t like this statue. Â I am forced to keep it in the back room. We have to cover it up when relatives visit. I point out it is high Renaissance art, but to no avail.
Oh well there is no accounting for taste !
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November 18, 2009 at 3:07 AM
Rick
I find it quite beautiful. I love Renaissance art anyway.
November 18, 2009 at 4:12 AM
Jim
It is very homoerotic, I like it!
November 18, 2009 at 5:17 AM
Urspo
homoerotic? My goodness I wish I knew some of my spo-fans get these crazy ideas.
November 18, 2009 at 4:39 AM
BentonQuest
I think it is kind of cool! Those Renaissancers had the “Flair of the Family!”
November 18, 2009 at 5:11 AM
Larry Ohio
I remember seeing that statue as a young boy and being so turned on by it. My heart raced and I felt very warm. I’m pretty sure I’m a big queer today because of it.
November 18, 2009 at 5:12 AM
Larry Ohio
P.S. Your eyes are definitely looking at the wrong spot.
November 18, 2009 at 5:16 AM
Urspo
I am averting them in adoration.
November 18, 2009 at 5:50 AM
javabear
At first glance I thought “I wonder if this gets the ‘gay-be-gone’ treatment before certain visitors arrive.”
Nice piece… of art.
November 18, 2009 at 5:52 AM
ajohnp
Display it proudly, I say!!!!
That statue is depicting Hercules about to bop Cacus. According to Wikipedia, “In Roman mythology, Cacus was a fire-breathing monster and the son of Vulcan. He lived in a cave in the Aventine Hill in Italy, the future site of Rome. To the horror of nearby inhabitants, Cacus lived on human flesh and would nail the heads of victims to the doors of his cave. He was eventually overcome by Hercules.”
PS – I didn’t know any of that on my own, but I had some free time this morning and put Google to work.
November 18, 2009 at 5:53 AM
RG
Someone has no taste. I bet he loved Elvis paintings on crushed velvet doesn’t he?
November 18, 2009 at 3:51 PM
Urspo
Someone has fantastic taste- which is why the damned thing is in the back !
November 18, 2009 at 6:39 AM
Shawn
Reminds me of a night at Club Ft Lauderdale, or was that Slammer? I think I need some Remembertol.
November 18, 2009 at 6:52 AM
Robert
But you have to admit, that’s a mighty big club he’s got in his hand!! *BOP*
November 18, 2009 at 9:14 AM
yvespaul
Is this the rumored anti-gay treatment in mormon camps? You get beat with a stick if you get turned on by homoerotic images?
November 18, 2009 at 9:27 AM
Raven~
That is an interesting camera angle … so, how tall is the reproduction?
The original is 505 cm
There are some good shots of the statue on Flickr
Hercules and Cacus, Baccio Bandinelli, 1525-34
Marble, height: 505 cm
Piazza della Signoria, Florence
November 18, 2009 at 10:13 AM
Raybob
Is “vanquished” what they’re calling it now?
November 18, 2009 at 10:51 AM
Greg
Why do I imagine that sculpture in the apartment of “the irdcage” with Robin Williams trying to hide it from the Senator and his wife….?
November 18, 2009 at 12:21 PM
Sean
when he finally forces you to get rid of it, we’ll take it.
November 18, 2009 at 1:05 PM
tigeryogiji
I’ve seen a similar statue featuring two Greco-Roman wrestlers grappling and grabbing onto “things”, that I would LOVE to get for the Ashram, but, Husbandji would frown on it, methinks….
November 19, 2009 at 4:09 PM
Daniel Loftin
Renassaisance, Schmenassaisance,
That statue is really hot!
November 20, 2009 at 1:04 PM
rodger
Are you wearing an oven mitt or is that a prophylactic for hand jobs?