Marble Statue Of A Bearded Hercules

Restorations made during the early 17th century.

Marble statue of a bearded hercules.

On view at the met fifth avenue in gallery 162. Marble statue of a youthful 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. On view at the met fifth avenue in gallery 162.

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. 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. 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 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 depiction of hercules in an unknown sculptor s marble statue of a youthful hercules an unknown sculptor s marble statue of a bearded hercules and francisco de zurbaran s painting hercules and cerberus 1634 all combine to show the same half god through muscle definition and facial appearance nichols marden 2000. Both legs the plinth the support at the left leg pieces in the lion s skin. The arms were also restored but have been removed.

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