Marble statue of a youthful Hercules
A marble statue shows a muscular, nude youth standing with his weight on one leg, his left hand resting on a knotted club wrapped in a lion skin. The smooth, polished surface and idealized anatomy suggest a Roman copy of a Greek type, and the figure is shown against a plain gray backdrop.
Look closer: A small lizard or animal-like form is not visible; the tree trunk support behind the right leg has a small carved knot near the base.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 69–96 CE
- Medium
- Marble, Island ?
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Size
- 2902 × 3869 px
Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 96).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Frederick F. Thompson, 1903