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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
LocalCollection
ADJUNCT MODULE A: ITALIAN ART
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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Hercules of the Theatre of Pompey
Work_PrefTitle
Hercules of the Theatre of Pompey
Preferred Title
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Alternate Title:
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Colossal Statue of Hercules
Work_AltTitle
Colossal Statue of Hercules
Alternate Title
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Image View:
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Detail, torso showing musculature and veins from front
Image_Title
Detail, torso showing musculature and veins from front
Image View
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Creator:
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unknown (Roman (ancient))
Agent_Display
unknown (Roman (ancient))
Creator
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Location:
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repository: Musei Vaticani (Rome (Vatican City), Santa Sede (Holy See), Italy) Inv. 252
Work_Location_Type_D isplay
repository: Musei Vaticani (Rome (Vatican City), Santa Sede (Holy See), Italy) Inv. 252
Location
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Location Note:
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Pio Clementino Museum, Round Hall
Work_LocationNotes
Pio Clementino Museum, Round Hall
Location Note
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GPS:
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41.906389 12.454444
GPS
41.906389 12.454444
GPS
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Date:
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ca. late 1st-early 3rd centuries CE (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
ca. late 1st-early 3rd centuries CE (creation)
Date
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Cultural Context:
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Roman (ancient)
Work_Culture
Roman (ancient)
Cultural Context
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Style Period:
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Imperial (Roman)
Work_StylePeriodDisp lay
Imperial (Roman)
Style Period
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Work Type 1:
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sculpture (visual work)
Work_Worktype1
sculpture (visual work)
Work Type 1
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Classification:
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sculpture
Work_Classification
sculpture
Classification
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Material:
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bronze gilded with gold
Work_MaterialDisplay
bronze gilded with gold
Material
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Technique:
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casting (process); gilding (technique)
Work_Technique
casting (process); gilding (technique)
Technique
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Measurements:
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12 ft (height)
Work_MeasurementDisp lay
12 ft (height)
Measurements
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Description:
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This gilded bronze statue was found in 1864 beneath the courtyard of the Palazzo Pio Righetti, near Campo de' Fiori, and in the area of Pompey's Theatre. Shortly afterwards it was given to Pope Pius IX (1846-1878). At the moment of discovery the statue was lying horizontally in a trench and covered by a slab of travertine on which the letters F C S (Fulgur Conditum Summanium) had been cut. The statue had, therefore, been struck by lightning and, following the Roman custom, had been granted a ritual burial together with the remains of a lamb. The statue was restored by Pietro Tenerani who made repairs using plaster and bronze. It shows a young Heracles leaning on his club, with the skin of the Nemean lion over his arm, and the apples of the Hesperides in his left hand. The work was, perhaps, inspired by a model from the Attic School of between 390 and 370 BCE and has been variously dated to between the end of the 1st and the beginning of the 3rd century CE. (Source: Vatican Museums (Musei Vaticani) [website]; http://mv.vatican.va /)
Work_Description_Sou rce
This gilded bronze statue was found in 1864 beneath the courtyard of the Palazzo Pio Righetti, near Campo de' Fiori, and in the area of Pompey's Theatre. Shortly afterwards it was given to Pope Pius IX (1846-1878). At the moment of discovery the statue was lying horizontally in a trench and covered by a slab of travertine on which the letters F C S (Fulgur Conditum Summanium) had been cut. The statue had, therefore, been struck by lightning and, following the Roman custom, had been granted a ritual burial together with the remains of a lamb. The statue was restored by Pietro Tenerani who made repairs using plaster and bronze. It shows a young Heracles leaning on his club, with the skin of the Nemean lion over his arm, and the apples of the Hesperides in his left hand. The work was, perhaps, inspired by a model from the Attic School of between 390 and 370 BCE and has been variously dated to between the end of the 1st and the beginning of the 3rd century CE. (Source: Vatican Museums (Musei Vaticani) [website]; http://mv.vatican.va /)
Description
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Collection:
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Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
LocalCollection
Adjunct Module A: Italian Art
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Identifier:
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7A3-R-VM-HTP-A18
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A3-R-VM-HTP-A18
Identifier
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Image_Rights
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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