Hercules and Cacus by Bacio Bandinelli, stands to the right of the entrance to the Palazzo Vecchio. It was intended to be a complement to Michelangelo's David, the original of which stood on the opposite side of the entrance. The sculpture depicts the victory of the demi-god Hercules, who killed the fire-breathing monster Cacus. The sculpture was commissioned by the politically and financially powerful Medici family. Original designs for the sculpture were much more graphically violent. Here, Herucles is shown pausing before dispatching Cacus. This pause was intended to depict the leniency of the Medici toward those who submitted to their rule, and the consequences that immediately awaited for those that did not.