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The Hope Herakles (Hercules)2nd- or 3rd-century copy after a Greek original of circa 370–350 B.C. by Skopas

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Full-length plaster sculpture of a standing nude young man with curly hair and a leaf wreath, in contrapposto pose, holding draped cloth at his side
Marble sculpture of a standing nude male figure in contrapposto pose, with curly hair and a support strut at his right side, weathered white surface with some surface erosion.
Maker
Unknown
Title
The Hope Herakles (Hercules)
Culture
Roman
Place Made
Rome (?)
Date Made
2nd- or 3rd-century copy after a Greek original of circa 370–350 B.C. by Skopas
Medium
Marble
Dimensions
79 × 22 × 19 in. (200.66 × 55.88 × 48.26 cm) Height: 76 1/2 in. (194.31 cm) Weight: 975 lb. (442.3 kg)
Credit Line
William Randolph Hearst Collection
Accession Number
50.33.22
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture: Greek and Roman
Selected Bibliography
  • Levkoff, Mary. "Hearst and the Antique." Apollo 168, no.558 (October 2008): 52-60.