“The building, dating to the late Augustan period, presented the appearance of a two-storied cube. The ground floor is occupied by a wide hypostyle hall (13.5 x 15.7 m or 44 x 51.5 ft.) with four columns at its center, which was used for public...
Glykon of Athens, early-third-century copy (Farnese Hercules) of Weary Herakles by Lysippos, ca. 320 BCE, from the Baths of Caracalla, Rome. (caption, p.245)
Straight edge of green-covered cliffs with a wide river to the right. Large rocks, trees, and poles stick out of the water. Train tracks run along the base of the cliff. Title: 12501 Picturesque 'Pillars of Hercules' on the Grand Columbia River,...
"Prometheus and Hercules, a sculpture by Koch, sits on the windowsill between the artist and his model." (excerpt from: Lopate, Phillip, et al. John Koch: Painting a New York Life. New York: Historical Society; London: Scala, 2001, p.66)
