Marble Statue of Herakles Seated on a Rock in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, July 2007

Marble statue of Herakles seated on a rock
Roman, Imperial period, 1st or 2nd century AD
Adaptation of a Greek statue of the late 4th or early 3rd century BC

Accession # 11.55

The great hero was shown resting on a rock with his legs stretched out in front of him, his club braced under his left armpit. The exceptionally fine and realistic rendering of the lean, muscled body and the powerful curve of the back bring to mind the work of Lysippos, a famous sculptor of the late 4th century BC.

Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.