Statue of Herakles seated on a rock, Imperial, 1st or 2nd century A.D.
Roman; adaptation of a Greek statue of the late 4th or early 3rd century B.C.
Marble
Rogers Fund, 1911 (11.55)
Technical Glossary
Roman; adaptation of a Greek statue of the late 4th or early 3rd century B.C.
Marble
Rogers Fund, 1911 (11.55)
The great hero is shown resting on a rock with his legs stretched out in front of him, his club braced under his left armpit. The exceptionally fine and realistic rendering of the lean, muscled body and the powerful curve of the back bring to mind the works of Lysippos, a famous sculptor of the late fourth century B.C.
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Related Index Terms
Material and Technique
- • Sculpture, In the Round, Europe
- • Sculpture, in the Round, Europe, Italian Peninsula
- • Stone, Marble
Subject Matter/Theme
- • Figure, Deity
- • Figure, Deity, Greek and Roman
- • Figure, Deity, Greek and Roman, Herakles/Hercules
Technical Glossary
- • Marble
