Hercules and Cacus marble statue to the right of the entrance of the Palazzo Vecchio in the Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Italy.

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Hercules and Cacus is a white sculpture to the right of the entrance of the Palazzo Vecchio in the Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Italy. This work by the Florentine artist Baccio Bandinelli (1525–1534) was commissioned as a pendant to David, which had been commissioned by the republican council of Florence, under Piero Soderini (gonfaloniere for life), to commemorate the victory over the Medici. The colossus (height: m) was originally given to Michelangelo and meant to complement the David but later appropriated by the Medici family as a symbol of their renewed power after their return from exile in 1512, and again in 1530.

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Size: 3468px × 5376px
Location: Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Italy
Photo credit: © Carl DeAbreu / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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