Object details
Object number
S12w13
Creator(s)
Greco-Roman
Title
Torso and Right Leg of Hercules
Date
1st century - 3rd century
Medium
Greek island marble
Dimensions
74.6 cm (29 3/8 in.)
Provenance
Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.
Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 154. (Graeco-Roman, after the Greek Transitional style of 480-450 BCE)
Cornelius C. Vermeule III et al. Sculpture in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, 1977), p. 19, no. 23. (Graeco-Roman, perhaps a Roman portrait of ruler as Hercules, copy of a Greek work of about 450 BCE)
Gallery
East, North, And West Cloister
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