Object details

Accession number

S12w13

Primary Creator

Greco-Roman

Full title

Torso and Right Leg of Hercules

Creation Date

1st century-3rd century

Provenance

Entered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection at an unknown date.

Dimensions

74.6 cm (29 3/8 in.)

Display Media

Greek island marble

Web 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.

Permanent Gallery Location

East, North, and West Cloister

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)

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