Here is a marble sculpture of youthful hercules.
The marble statue of hercules bearded.
Both legs the plinth the support at the left leg pieces in the lion s skin.
Marble statue of a bearded hercules roman flavian period a d.
November 25 2014 uncategorized simon weng.
This statue and the over life sized statue of hercules across the courtyard in all probability were made as a pair to decorate one of the great spaces in a large public bath.
Fashioned from marble the statue stands ten feet four inches high.
Restorations made during the early 17th century.
As a roman sculpture the style known as contrapposto is evident.
Both legs the plinth the support at the left leg pieces in the lion s skin.
The greek and roman galleries at the metropolitan museum of art features a magnificent marble statue of a bearded hercules roman flavian period a d.
The statue and the over life sized statue of young hercules across the courtyard in all probability were made as a pair to decorate one of the great spaces in a large public bath.
It is a roman sculpture depicting the greek hero hercules in his youth.
Marble statue of a bearded hercules roman flavian period 68 98 ad restorations made during the early 17th century.
The work depicts herakles at rest.
He leans against his club over which hangs the lion s pelt the club inserted into its open mouth.
Marble statue of a bearded hercules.
His left armpit rests on top of one end of the club the opposite end balanced against a rock adjacent to the hero.
The hand of hercules is the name given to a massive fragment of an ancient statue that was unearthed by archaeologists in amman the capital of jordan.
The marble statue of a bearded hercules.
Marble sculpture of a bearded hercules 68 98 ce the metropolitan museum new york usa.
This statue was part of the collection of antiquities acquired in rome by the marchese vincenzo giustiniani during the first third of the seventeenth century.
The arms were also restored but have been removed.
The arms were also restored but have been removed.
Both legs the plinth the support at the left leg pieces in the lion s skin.
It is believed that this marble sculpture was the youthful hercules counterpart and both works were used to decorate a large public bath.
Marble statue of a bearded hercules a d.
It must have been made as one of a pair with the over life sized statue of a bearded hercules displayed across the courtyard.
The marble statue of diadoumenos is a copy of the original bronze statue displaying a young man tying a fillet around his head.
This fragment is believed to have once been a part of a colossal marble statue of the demi god hercules as it was found at the site of the roman temple of hercules.
Polykleitos was a greek sculptor who worked during the mid fifth century b c.
68 98 restorations made during the early 17th century.
By a man called polykleitos of argos.
The arms were also restored but have been removed.