Marble statue of a bearded hercules.
Marble statue of a bearded hercules.
Restorations made during the early 17th century.
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.
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.
Both legs the plinth the support at the left leg pieces in the lion s skin.
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.
Detail of the marble statue of a bearded hercules in the metropolitan museum of art july 2007 marble statue of a bearded hercules roman flavian period 68 98 ad restorations made during the early 17th century.
On view at the met fifth avenue in gallery 162.
Restorations made during the early 17th century.
Although they are much restored their stance and attributes are essentially correct and are variants on long established statue types that are probably.
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.
Head and neck right arm below the shoulder left arm and shoulder right leg below the knee left leg tree trunk club plinth.
Both legs the plinth the support at the left leg pieces in the lion s skin.
On view at the met fifth avenue in gallery 162.
Marble statue of a youthful hercules.
68 98 roman marble island metropolitan museum of art where roman empire.