ROSSI, Vincenzo de'
(b. 1525, Fiesole, d. 1587, Firenze)

Hercules and Hyppolyta

1570s
Marble, over life-size
Palazzo Vecchio, Florence

Eurystheus' daughter Admete wanted the Belt of Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons, a gift from her father Ares. To please his daughter, Eurystheus ordered Heracles to retrieve the belt as his ninth labour.




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