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Statue of Jupiter of the Capitoline type, unknown Roman workshop, Jupiter mythology, Zeus mythology, Roman sculpture, Roman copy after a Hellenistic variant of Phidias's statue of Zeus the Olympian. 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 on the head is parted from the center anastole. The beard is thick, arranged in strands on the sides and in curls on the chin. Late 2nd–3rd century, Roman Empire 27 BC–476 AD, sculpture, weight 930 kg., A seated marble statue of a bearded man shown in profile, with wavy hair and a textured headband, his upper body partially draped by a cloth that falls over his lap and legs; one arm is raised holding a small cylindrical object while the other arm rests on his thigh, and he sits on a block-like seat with his feet visible on a stepped base. The visible colors are shades of white and gray for the statue and a gradient of gray in the background.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A05_188

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

68.7Mo (2.4Mo) / 33.9cm x 50.8cm / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Statue Jupiter Capitoline type unknown Roman workshop Jupiter mythology Zeus mythology Roman sculpture Roman copy Hellenistic variant Phidias's statue Zeus Olympian Zeus seated throne set rectangular base 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 Late 2nd–3rd century Roman Empire 27 BC–476 AD sculpture weight 930 kg seated marble statue bearded man shown profile wavy hair textured headband upper body partially draped cloth falls lap arm raised holding small cylindrical object arm rests thigh block- seat feet visible stepped base visible colors shades white gray statue gradient background.