Hercules Fighting with a Centaur

Hercules Fighting with a Centaur
The statue in 2010.
Map
Interactive map of Hercules Fighting with a Centaur
LocationBolesław I the Brave Embankment Street, Old Town, Szczecin, Poland
Coordinates53°25′47″N 14°33′57″E / 53.42972°N 14.56583°E / 53.42972; 14.56583
DesignerLudwig Manzel
TypeStatue
Material
Length2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
Width2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)
Height
  • 2.4 m (statue)
  • 3.25 m (total)
Opening date1916

Hercules Fighting with a Centaur (Polish: Herkules walczący z centaurem; German: Herkules im Kampf mit dem Zentauren), also known as The Fight of a Lapith with a Centaur (Polish: Walka Lapity z centaurem; German: Der Kampf eines Lapithen mit dem Zentauren), is a 1916 sandstone sculpture by Ludwig Manzel, displayed in Szczecin, Poland, within the neighbourhood of Old Town. It is placed at the Bolesław I the Brave Embankment in front of the Main Building of Szczecin National Museum. Created in modernist style with allusions to the neoclassicical movement, it depicts two figures embraces in a combat, between a naked, muscular man, and a male centaur, a creature from the Greek mythology with the upper body of a human and the lower body and legs of a horse. The human is interpreted by art critics and historians as either Hercules, a demigod of strength and adventurer in the Roman mythology, or a Lapith, a member of a group of legendary people in the Greek mythology, who fought a battle against centaurs, known as the Centauromachy.

History

The artwork was founded by Kisker, a consul in Szczecin. It was sculptured by Ludwig Manzel, and unveiled in 1916, in front of the building of the Szczecin Municipal Museum, opened in 1914, which now houses the Szczecin National Museum.[1][2]

Characteristics

The statue is from sandstone in modernist style with allusions to the neoclassicical movement. It depicts two figures embraces in a combat, between a naked, muscular man, and a male centaur, a creature from the Greek mythology with the upper body of a human and the lower body and legs of a horse. The man embraces his opponent, who is preparing to hit him with a rock. The human is interpreted by art critics and historians as either Hercules, a demigod of strength and adventurer in the Roman mythology, or a Lapith, a member of a group of legendary people in the Greek mythology, who fought a battle against centaurs, known as the Centauromachy. The statue has a height of 2.4 m, and is placed on a cuboid concrete pedestal, with the dimensions of 2.4 × 2.5 × 0.85 m. The statue is displayed at the Bolesław I the Brave Embankment in front of the Main Building of Szczecin National Museum.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Tadeusz Białecki (editor): Encyklopedia Szczecina. T. II P–Ż. Szczecin: University of Szczecin, 2000, p. 151. ISBN 83-7241-089-5. (in Polish)
  2. ^ a b "Herkules walczący z Centaurem". bip.um.szczecin.pl (in Polish).
  3. ^ Pomniki, akcenty rzeźbiarskie, tablice pamiątkowe Szczecina. Szczecin: Szczecin National Museum, 2012, p. 106. ISBN 978-83-63365-28-8. (in Polish)

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