Marble Statue Of A Bearded Hercules
Restorations made during the early 17th century.
Marble statue of a bearded hercules. 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. Although they are much restored their stance and attributes are essentially correct and are variants on long established statue types that are probably. Marble statue of a youthful hercules. 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. Marble statue of a bearded hercules. Mma marble statue of a bearded hercules 247001 medium marble island rights metropolitan museum of art terms and conditions scanner internet archive python library 0 5 1 what sculpture stone statues marble roman empire a d. On view at the met fifth avenue in gallery 162.
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. Restorations made during the early 17th century. Both legs the plinth the support at the left leg pieces in the lion s skin. 68 98 roman marble island metropolitan museum of art where roman empire.
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. 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. 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.