Hercules - ReproductionThis reproduction is based on the Lansdowne Hercules, a Roman statue that depicts the hero carrying a club over his left shoulder and holding a lion skin in his right hand. These objects help identify him, since Hercules was often portrayed with a club and the pelt of the Nemean Lion, which he killed in the first of his legendary twelve labors. The youthful figure is shown nude, representing the ideal form of beauty in the Classical world. Carved