ECL-Bn.17:26-2014
Parts
Object number
ECL-Bn.17:26-2014
Object type
Identification
Title
Statue: Hercules
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Other number
Bn.17 no.8
Description
Content (description)
Hercules, nude, stands holding out apples in his left hand, his club in his right. The statue stands on a base made from a round altar, the body of which is decorated with garlands hanging between vertical clubs.
Inscribed lower right: DIANA INCIDEBAT 1581/ CLAUDII DUCHETTI FORMIS. Ioannes Orlandi formis romae 1602.
Inscribed lower right: DIANA INCIDEBAT 1581/ CLAUDII DUCHETTI FORMIS. Ioannes Orlandi formis romae 1602.
Content (object)
statue
Content (note)
The statue which is a colossal bronze, is in the Palazzo de Conservatori. The altar is in the Museo Capitolino.
Dimensions
height (actual size): 353mm
width (actual size): 239mm
width (actual size): 239mm
Inscription
Bn.17 no.8
Inscription description
Materials & techniques note
copper engraving on paper
Production
Person
Date
1581/1602
History and association
Previous ownership
References
• Fuhrer (Fuhrer no. 1804 The statue which is a colossal bronze is in the Palazzo dei Conservatori; Fuhrer no. 1325 The altar is in the Museo Capitolino)