Lot Essay
For a related statue of Herakles now in the Museo Chiaramonti at the Vatican, see no. 4.6.1 in Moreno, et al., Lisippo, L'Arte e la Fortuna.
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THE PROPERTY OF A U.S. PRIVATE COLLECTOR
A ROMAN MARBLE TORSO OF A GOD or VICTORIOUS ATHLETE
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN MARBLE TORSO OF A GOD or VICTORIOUS ATHLETE
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
Perhaps depicting a youthful Hercules, based on a Greek original associated with Lysippos, the muscular figure standing in contrapposto with his weight originally on his right leg, the left projecting slightly out to the side, the right shoulder angled down, compressing the proper right side of his torso, the ties of his victory crown falling on to each shoulder, a support strut preserved on his upper right thigh
5¾ in. (14.6 cm.) high
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
Perhaps depicting a youthful Hercules, based on a Greek original associated with Lysippos, the muscular figure standing in contrapposto with his weight originally on his right leg, the left projecting slightly out to the side, the right shoulder angled down, compressing the proper right side of his torso, the ties of his victory crown falling on to each shoulder, a support strut preserved on his upper right thigh
5¾ in. (14.6 cm.) high
Provenance
American Private Collection, 1980s.
with Safani Gallery, New York, 2003 (Ancient Form, Power and Grace, cover).
with Safani Gallery, New York, 2003 (Ancient Form, Power and Grace, cover).