Iphicles Saved from a Serpent by his Brother Hercules, ca. 1450

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Iphicles Saved from a Serpent by his Brother Hercules, ca. 1450, Italian, Padua, Terracotta, Overall (confirmed): 20 1/4 × 23 5/16 × 4 7/8 in., lb. ( × × cm, kg), Sculpture, In myth, the Greek princess Alcmena gave birth simultaneously to sons by different fathers: Hercules, sired by Jupiter, and Iphicles, begotten of Amphitryon. Jupiter's vengeful wife Juno sent serpents to devour the boys in their cradle

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
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