Caption
Herculis simulacrum in aedibus Farnesiani, Sculpture of Hercules, Hercules Farnese, Antiquarum statuarum urbis Romae quae in publicis locis visuntur icones, Ancient sculptures in Rome, print, album page, Caption in Latin. Print is part of an album., number: '13', printmaker: unknown, Italy, publisher: Andrea Vaccari, Rome, 1584, paper, engraving, height 222 mm x width 134 mm, Until 1787 this statue stood in the Palazzo Farnese, hence the name Hercules Farnese. This print is part of a set of 79 prints (title print) depicting ancient sculptures in Rome. This print is part of a set of 79 prints (title print) depicting ancient sculptures in Rome., piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture, (story of) Hercules (Heracles), A grayscale engraved image of a standing male nude statue with a muscular torso and curly hair and beard, leaning slightly to one side with one hand resting on a draped animal hide that hangs over a vertical support, the hide showing a flayed animal head and textured fur, the figure displaying defined abdominal and limb muscles and a relaxed facial expression as he looks downward, his other hand placed near his hip, both feet positioned on a rectangular base, with closely spaced horizontal engraved lines filling the background.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B30_465
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38.2Mb (11.2Mb) / 9.4in x 15.8in / 2823 x 4726 (300dpi)