Veronese Design Bronze and Gold Finish Atlas Carrying Celestial Sphere Statue

Atlas was a legendary Titan, who led the battle of the Titans against Zeus, which lasted for ten years. Eventually Atlas was defeated and was forced to hold up the heavens as a punishment. Hercules needed to get the golden apples from Atlas’ daughters, the Pleiades and asked for help. Atlas had Hercules holding up the heavens while he looked for his daughters. As Atlas returned, he didn’t want to hold up the sky again. Hercules tricked Atlas into taking the sky back by asking Atlas to hold it while he shifted the load. In Roman mythology, Atlas had Medusa’s head in a sack. Atlas pulled it out and looked at it by accident, and he was turned to stone. This wonderfully crafted cold cast bronze statue measures 8.5 inches high, 4 inches long and 4 inches wide, and depicts Atlas holding up the celestial sphere.