Hellenistic sculpture
Farnese Hercules
by Glycon of Athens • 370 BCE
🎨 Artwork Information
Artist
Year Created
370 BCE
Materials
marble
Movement
Hellenistic sculpture
Genre
nude
Period
Ancient Greece
Art Forms
statue
🖼️ Artwork
📝 About This Artwork
ancient statue of Hercules in the National Archaeological Museum, Naples
Alternative Titles
Farnese Hercules📐 Technical Details
Inception Period
-370
Earliest Date
-370
🏛️ Ownership & Provenance
Inventory Number
6001
🎭 What This Artwork Depicts
9 depicted entities
Hercules
contrapposto
Heracles
nudity
pubic hair
beard
Nemean lion
club
standing
🏛️ Collections
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