STATUE OF THE FARNESE HERCULES
Creator(s): Unknown (Sculptor)
Currently in storage
About this object
The statue shows the Farnese Hercules. He is a nude muscular male with curly hair and a beard. His left arm is leaning on a support draped with his lion skin. There is a knotted club below his right arm behind his back, and three apples in his right hand.
- Object name:
- STATUE OF THE FARNESE HERCULES
- Made from:
- Marble
- Made in:
- ITALY
- Date made:
- 19th c.
- Size:
- 79.4 cm (31 1/4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 22.27
- Class:
- STONE
- Signature marks:
- INSCRIPTION on base: ERCOLE FARNESE
- Credit line:
- Gift of General Foods, 1978