Farnese Hercules / front view / Hellenistic, original ca. 320 BCE; Severan/Imperial Roman copy late 2nd-early 3rd century CE
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Record Details
- Work Title
- Farnese Hercules
- View Title
- front view
- Creator/Culture
- sculptor: Glykon of Athens (Roman, 200-220)
- sculptor: Copy after Lysippos (Greek, 390-310 BCE)
- sculptor: Restored by Guglielmo della Porta (Italian, c.1500-1577)
- Site/Repository
- Discovery location: Baths of Caracalla (Rome, Italy)
- Repository: Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Naples, Napoli, Campania, Italy)
- Period/Date
- Hellenistic, original ca. 320 BCE
- Severan/Imperial Roman copy late 2nd-early 3rd century CE
- Media/Technique
- marble, sculpture
- Dimensions
- height: 317 cm (124.8 inches)
- Subjects
- Hercules (Roman mythology)
- Palazzo Farnese (Rome, Italy)
- Male nudes
- Roman copies of Greek art
- Heracles (Greek mythology)
- Work Record ID
- 146627
- Image Record ID
- 1373125
- Classification Filing Number
- 231
- IL
- 2HEFN 2b
- Drawer L91
Technical Details
- Collection
- History of Art, VRC Image Bank
- Record
- 1373125
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-1373125/1
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History of Art Department, Visual Resource Collections. Image 1373125. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. URL: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/h/hart/x-1373125/1. June 10, 2024.