Fountain of Hercules and Antaeus, Spanish Royal Gardens, The Parterre garden, Aranjuez, Spain. Fountain overview. It began under Carlos IV and in 180
Fountain of Hercules and Antaeus, Spanish Royal Gardens, The Parterre garden, Aranjuez, Spain. Fountain overview. It began under Carlos IV and in 1807 it was practically finished, but it was not until 1827 when it was installed in the place previously occupied by a fountain dedicated to the Tagus. Its architect was Isidro González Velázquez and the sculptures, in neoclassical style, ran to charge of Juan Adán. It consists of three sculptural groups within the same pond. The central group culminates in the sculpture of Hercules and Antaeus and is made up of a fluted column trunk supported by a four-sided roof; This depicts a child Hercules attacked by two snakes and the hero's attributes, such as the mace, the bow with a quiver and the laurel wreath. Under the roof, four façades simulating a room, with masks and garlands, and at the base of the whole set a rocky area, in which various deeds of Hercules are represented through the animals or monsters he killed: the Cerinea doe, the dog Cerberus, the Erymanthian boar, the Nemean lion and the Cretan bull, in addition to the representation of other beings, such as mermaids and a chimera. The two lateral groups represent the columns of Hercules, Calpe and Ávila, on some crags. On each one appears the inscription Non plus ultra, and a dragon that looks towards the center of the pool.
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