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Larger Image	Larger image may be viewed by UofL faculty, staff, and students only (log-in required using ULink username/password) at: http://echo.louisville.edu/login?url=http://vrc-web.louisville.edu/Jpegs/360/366-143.jpg
Title	Farnese Hercules (copy of Weary Herakles by Lysippos), from the Baths of Caracalla, Rome, Italy, front view.
Creator	Glykon of Athens (Roman sculptor, active ca. 200-220 CE)
Date	Early 3rd century
Cultural Context	Ancient Roman Roman Italian European Western European
Style/Period	Roman (ancient Italian style) Imperial (Roman) Severan
Theme	Sculpture (visual work) Statues Copies (derivative objects) Figurative art Figures (representations) Men (male humans) Gods Myths (literary documents) Mythology (literary genre) Legends (folk tales) Folklore Folk tales Front views Standing Ideal, the Perfection Nudes (representations) Nudity Phallic Animals Wild animals Wildlife Lions Heads (representations)
Subject	Sculpture Men Strong men Gods Myths Legends Fictitious characters Supernatural beings Standing Nudes Genitals Beards Mustaches Muscles Animals Lions Wild cats Hides & skins Heads (Anatomy) Dead animals Lion hunting
Description	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)
People Pictured	Hercules (Roman mythology) Heracles (Greek mythology)
Material	Marble (rock) Rock Stone (rock)
Measurements	Approx. 10' 5" high
Technique	Sculpting Carving (processes) Copying
Work Type	Sculpture Statues Copies (derivative objects)
Repository	Museo Archeologico Nazionale (Naples, Italy)
Source	Kleiner, Fred S. A History of Roman Art. Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth, 2007. (fig.16-24, p.245)
Rights	Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Kleiner courtesy: © Scala / Art Resource, NY.
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format	image/jpeg
Digital File Name	VRC 366-143.jpg
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