Fashion god
Marble statue of a bearded Hercules
Roman Flavian period AD 68-98
Restorations made during the early 17th century: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.
This statute and the over-life-sized statue of Hercules in the courtyard were in all probability 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 originated in the images of the Greek hero Herakles dating to the fourth century BC.They were part of the large collection of ancient sculpture made in Rome at the beginning of the 17th century by a wealthy Genoese banker,the Marchese Vincenzo Giustiniani
Fashion god
Marble statue of a bearded Hercules
Roman Flavian period AD 68-98
Restorations made during the early 17th century: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.
This statute and the over-life-sized statue of Hercules in the courtyard were in all probability 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 originated in the images of the Greek hero Herakles dating to the fourth century BC.They were part of the large collection of ancient sculpture made in Rome at the beginning of the 17th century by a wealthy Genoese banker,the Marchese Vincenzo Giustiniani