Hercules in the Großer Garten
At the Herkulesallee in the Großer Garten (Dresden)
Hercules Rock Pillars
Rosenthal-Bielatal (Saxon Switzerland)
Hercules in Großsedlitz
Baroque Garden Großsedlitz (Heidenau)
Hercules in the Blüherpark
Blüherpark (Dresden)
Hercules on Top of the Tower of City Hall
Tower of City Hall (Dresden)
Hercules near the Palais
At the Herkulesallee in the Großer Garten (Dresden)
Hercules in Leipzig
Lützschena Castle Grounds (Leipzig)

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    This media station is part of the exhibition "Hercules – Hero and Antihero" (22.11.2025—28.06.2026) at the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Old Masters Picture Gallery) and the Skulpturensammlung bis 1800 (Sculpture Collection up to 1800).

     

     

    Concept: Jacob Franke, Simone Seifert

     

    Editing: Aline Gruner, Simone Seifert

     

    Image editing: Aline Gruner

     

    Translation: Valentin Sebastian Lorenz

     

    Technological realization and support: XIMA Media GmbH

     

     

    We would like to express our sincere thanks to:

     

    Auwaldstation Leipzig

    Schaubergwerk "Herkules-Frisch-Glück"

    Robert Jentzsch

    Archiv Barockgarten Großsedlitz

    Axel Pätzold

    Britta-Prema Hirschburger (Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz)

    Harald Brünig

    Leo Seidel

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    Herkules Saxonici

    Hardly any other mythical figure is as ubiquitous as Hercules. This is especially true in Saxony. Not only is his story told in many sculptures and paintings of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, but Augustus II the Strong also saw himself as the Saxon version of the hero, as "Herkules Saxonicus". Today, we encounter Hercules here in many different forms. On this map, we have marked the locations of these "Herkules Saxonici".

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    The Death of Hercules
    The Death of Hercules

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