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Source Description
Herakles was the most revered Greek hero, famous for his great strength. This small version of Lysippus' often copied sculpture of the hero departs from the usual representations. He is shown in a moment of pensive exhaustion following the last and most difficult of his Labors, acquiring golden apples from the garden of the Hesperides, which he hides behind his back in his right hand.
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Document identity
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25817
label
Weary Herakles (Herakles Farnese)
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Source metadata
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25817
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object
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normalized
title
Weary Herakles (Herakles Farnese)
description
Herakles was the most revered Greek hero, famous for his great strength. This small version of Lysippus' often copied sculpture of the hero departs from the usual representations. He is shown in a moment of pensive exhaustion following the last and most difficult of his Labors, acquiring golden apples from the garden of the Hesperides, which he hides behind his back in his right hand.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1925, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
3rd century BCE (Hellenistic)
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CC0
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en
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Metal
statuettes (statues)
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5
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5
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import
dimensions
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cm
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15.4
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6
depth
3.9
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H: 6 1/16 x W: 2 3/8 x D: 1 1/2 in. (15.4 x 6 x 3.9 cm)
Source extras
med
solid cast bronze
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6256
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GRC
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2089
2237
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