Herkules
Held und Antiheld
Edited by Holger Jacob-Friesen Edited by
Hardback (Published)
(November 2025)
ISBN: 9783954988945
8.31 x 10.28 inches
Price: $48.00
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Er war der beliebteste Heros des Altertums: Herkules (griech. Herakles), Sohn der höchsten Gottheit Jupiter und einer Sterblichen. Schon vor 2500 Jahren befassten sich in Griechenland Dichter und Dramatiker, Bildhauer und Vasenmaler auf vielfältige Weise mit seinen Taten und Untaten. Und der Mythos lebte über viele Jahrhunderte weiter. Noch im heutigen Sprachgebrauch sind die »Herkulesaufgaben« fest verankert. Der Katalog zur Dresdner Ausstellung präsentiert Skulpturen, Gemälde und Grafik von der Antike bis zum Klassizismus, darunter Leihgaben aus Rom, Paris, Madrid, München und Kopenhagen. Er geht auch der Frage nach, warum Herkules eine über Jahrhunderte faszinierende Figur blieb. Es mag damit zusammenhängen, dass er durchaus nicht immer stark und tugendhaft war, sondern auch Phasen der Schwäche erlebte, Verbrechen beging und zu Ausschweifungen aller Art neigte. Er war ebenso Antiheld wie Held.
He was the most beloved hero of antiquity: Hercules (Greek: Herakles), son of the supreme divinity Jupiter and a mortal. Poets and playwrights, sculptors and vase painters already occupied themselves with his deeds and misdeeds 2,500 years ago. And the myth lived on for many centuries. “Herculean tasks” are still firmly anchored in modern language use. The catalogue for the Dresden exhibition presents sculptures, paintings and graphic works from antiquity to classicism, including loans from Rome, Paris, Madrid, Munich and Copenhagen. It also ponders the question of why Hercules remained a fascinating figure for centuries. This may have something to do with the idea that he was in fact not always strong and virtuous, but also experienced phases of weakness, committed crimes and tended to debauchery of all kinds. He was both anti-hero and hero.
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