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. Sculpture, weight 930 kg., A large pale stone statue of a bearded male figure is shown from the waist up against a smooth gray background; the statue has wavy hair and a detailed curly beard, a bare muscular torso with visible defined chest and abdomen, a raised right arm holding a short cylindrical object, and a draped cloth falling from the shoulders. The visible colors are shades of white, off-white, beige, and gray, with subtle darker gray veining and weathered spots on the stone.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A05_191

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Rights managed

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68.7Mb (2.3Mb) / 20.0in x 13.3in / 6000 x 4000 (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 Sculpture weight 930 kg large pale stone statue bearded male figure shown waist up smooth gray background statue wavy hair detailed curly beard bare muscular torso visible defined chest abdomen raised right arm holding short cylindrical object draped cloth falling visible colors shades white off-white beige gray subtle darker gray veining weathered spots stone.