Caption

Statue of Jupiter of the Capitoline type, unknown Roman workshop. Jupiter Zeus seated on a throne set on a rectangular base. Zeus sits stiffly with his torso slightly back. His raised left hand holds a scepter; his right hand rests casually on his right knee. The right foot is slightly forward. The legs are covered with a himation, which also covers the back and left shoulder. The muscular torso, strongly developed at the shoulders, has naturalistic modeling. The head is disproportionately large, and the face is perfect with a slightly open mouth. The hair is parted from the center anastole. The beard is thick, arranged in strands on the sides and in curls on the chin. Roman sculpture, Roman copy after a Hellenistic variant of Phidias's statue of Zeus the Olympian. Late 2nd–3rd century AD, Roman Empire. Sculpture; weight 930 kg., A marble statue of a seated bearded man with wavy hair, shown from head to feet, positioned against a plain gray background; the figure has a bare torso with muscular detail and a draped cloth over his lower body, one arm resting on his lap while the other arm is raised holding a cylindrical object; the statue displays carved facial features, curly beard and hair, detailed fingers and toes, and flowing folds in the drapery; visible colors include shades of white, off-white, light gray, and subtle beige tones.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A05_184

License type

Rights managed

Available size

74.2Mb (2.2Mb) / 14.4in x 20.0in / 4320 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Statue Jupiter Capitoline type unknown Roman workshop Jupiter Zeus seated throne set rectangular base Zeus sits stiffly torso slightly back raised left hand holds scepter right hand rests casually right knee right foot slightly forward legs covered himation also covers back left shoulder muscular torso strongly developed shoulders naturalistic modeling head disproportionately large face perfect slightly open mouth hair parted center anastole beard thick arranged strands sides curls chin Roman sculpture Roman copy Hellenistic variant Phidias's statue Olympian Late 2nd–3rd century AD Roman Empire Sculpture weight 930 kg marble statue seated bearded man wavy hair shown feet positioned plain gray background figure bare torso muscular detail draped cloth lower body arm resting lap arm raised holding cylindrical object statue displays carved facial features curly beard detailed fingers toes flowing folds drapery visible colors include shades white off-white light gray subtle beige tones.