ID: 700006478 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700006478	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Statue of Hercules (Lansdowne Herakles) (statue; Unknown Roman (Roman Artist); about 125; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa (Malibu, Los Angeles...; 70.AA.109)

Note: Hadrianic version of a Greek bronze original dated to the 2nd quarter of the 4th century BCE attributed to the Polykleitan School. The statue portrays the Greek hero Heracles holding a large club in his left hand and a lionskin in his right. The hair is comprised of small comma shaped locks embelished by a tainia. The posture of the statue shows a strong contraposto stance with the left foot forward and the right foot at rest, adhering to the Polykleitan Cannon of Proportions.

Titles:

Statue of Hercules (Lansdowne Herakles) (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Lansdowne Herakles (C,U,PO,undetermined,U,U)

El Heracles de Lansdowne (C,U,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

statue [300047600] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, sculpture (visual works), <sculpture by subject type>)

Classifications:

sculptures (preferred)

Creation Date: about 125

Creator Display:

Unknown Roman (Roman Artist) [preferred,JPGM]

unknown Ancient Roman (Ancient Roman cultural designation) [500202843]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa (Malibu, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500125181] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 70.AA.109

Credit Line: Gift of J. Paul Getty

Other: Creation: Roman Empire [7030347] World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: Marble

	marble (rock) [300011443]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, rock (inorganic material), metamorphic rock)

Dimensions: Object: H: 193.5 x W: 79 x D: 47 cm (76 3/16 x 31 1/8 x 18 1/2 in.) Weight: 385.5575 kg (850.0001 lb)

Cultures:

Ancient Roman (preferred)

Roman

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Imperial (Roman) [300020541] (preferred,style)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Early Western World, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Ancient Italian, Roman (ancient Italian culture or period))

General Subject:

history and legend (preferred)

another work

Specific Subjects:

	Herakles [901000042]
	.....((Greek characters, Greek iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	nudes (representations) [300189568]
	.....(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by subject type>, figures (representations)) (AAT)

	Nemean Lion [901000041]
	.....((Greek characters, Greek iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	club (weapon) [300037206]
	.....(Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Weapons and Ammunition (hierarchy name), weapons, percussive weapons) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: carvings and sculptures

Sources and Contributors:
Statue of Hercules (Lansdowne Herakles)	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Lansdowne Herakles	........ [VP]
	........ Getty Vocabulary Program rules
El Heracles de Lansdowne	........ [JPGM]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]

Note:
English	..... [JPGM,VP]
	..... J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)