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Roman Marble Statuette of Jupiter
$33,000
£25,129.48
€28,696.26
CA$46,369.07
A$50,875.71
CHF 26,798.88
MX$605,220.23
NOK 343,290.43
SEK 313,471.04
DKK 214,388.69
About the Item
Roman Marble Fragment of jupiter
Circa 2nd-3rd Century A.D.
Measure: Height: 19.7 cm
This beautiful Roman fragmentary statuette depicts Jupiter, the king of the gods, here recognisable from his two chief attributes, the eagle with outstretched wings - according the Pseudo-Hyginus, singled out by Jupiter because ''it alone, men say, strives to fly straight into the rays of the rising sun'' - and the base of the scepter, which remains at the side of the left foot, an aspect likely borrowed from the statue of Zeus at Olympia, once one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Though much of the original piece has been lost, the subtle anatomical detail in the feet mark this out as a piece of exceptional quality, and the work of an artist of particular talent and patience - as Johann Winckelmann once said of the famous Belvedere Torso, ''if you contemplate this with a quiet eye [...] the god will at once become visible in this stone.''
This fragment once caught the eye of Henry Howard, 4th Earl of Carlisle (1694-1758), a Knight of the Garter and among the most prolific collectors of his day. The piece, acquired during his travels to Rome, was proudly displayed on an alcove of the Western Staircase of Castle Howard, North Yorkshire, the seat of the Howard family and home to one of the largest and most illustrious collections of antiquities ever assembled in Britain.
Provenance:
Acquired by Henry Howard, 4th Earl of Carlisle, between 1714-1739, during his travels to Rome, and thence by descent
Subsequently Sothebyís, Castle Howard sale, 11 November 1991, lot 44
Published:
B. Borg
H. von Hesberg, A. Linfert, Die antiken Skulpturen in Castle Howard, MAR XXI, Wiesbaden, 2005, 69, Cat. no. 28, Pl. 24
Arachne 3827: Lower part of a statuette of Zeus/Jupiter, Castle Howard, Yorkshire, Western Staircase.
- Dimensions:Height: 7.76 in (19.69 cm)Width: 6.26 in (15.88 cm)Depth: 3.16 in (8.01 cm)
- Style:Classical Roman (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:circa 2nd-3rd Century A.D.
- Condition:
- Seller Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:Seller: 422941stDibs: LU1052232432702
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