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The statue is shown in the 1954 film Journey to Italy along with the Farnese Bull. A replica, titled Herakles in Ithaka I, was erected in 1989 on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. The statue was a gift from its sculptor, Jason Seley, a professor of fine arts. Seley created the sculpture in 1981 out of chrome automobile bumpers. [12]
The statue of Hercules of the Theatre of Pompey, also known as the statue of Hercules Invictus, was discovered in 1864 near the Theatre of Pompey, and is known as the Hercules Mastai or Mastai Righetti. This is the gilded, bronze statue of Hercules that is now located in the Vatican Rotunda and is currently (2023) being restored. [7]
Samson and Hercules sculptures; Sarcophagus of the Triumph of Bacchus (Lyon) Sculptures in the Schönbrunn Garden; Sculptures in Plaça de Catalunya; Statue of Heracles, Arcachon; Statue of Hercules in Behistun; Statue of Hercules, Dura-Europos
Hercules is a copper statue depicting the ancient Greek demigod Heracles (Gr. Ηρακλής, German Herkules). The statue is located at the top of a pyramid, which stands on top of the octagon; the statue and the other parts of the monument were constructed at different times. Today "Hercules" refers to the whole monument, including the ...
The Farnese Hercules at the Naples National Archaeological Museum. The Farnese Collection is one of the first collections of artistic items from Greco-Roman antiquity.It includes some of the most influential classical works, including the sculptures that were part of the Farnese Marbles, their collection of statuary, which includes world-famous works like the Farnese Hercules, Farnese Cup ...
Hercules and Diomedes, from a 16th-century original at the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Italy; one of six marble statues representing "The Labours of Hercules" by Vincenzo de’ Rossi. [1] In Greek mythology, King Diomedes of Thrace (Ancient Greek: Διομήδης) was the son of Ares and Cyrene. [2]
The body is 2.50 m. tall and its unattached head is 65 cm, making it a larger-than-life statue. [1] The sculpture represents Heracles at rest, leaning on his club; it is a Hellenistic copy of the Heracles of Lysippus (dated around 320 BC), of the same type as the Farnese Hercules. [2] [3]
The Statue of Hercules in Behistun (or Statue of Heracles/Herakles in Bisotun, Persian: تندیس هرکول) is located on Mount Behistun, Iran. It was discovered in 1958, [1] and is the only extant rock sculpture from the period of Seleucid control over the Iranian Plateau, that lasted from c. 312 BC to c. 140/139 BC. [2]