id: 133100 accession number: 1955.50 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1955.50 updated: 2019-06-27 08:07:24.248000 Herakles Epitrapezios (Hercules of the Table), 1-100. Italy, Roman, (Alexandrian?), 1st Century. Marble; overall: 43.2 cm (17 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1955.50 title: Herakles Epitrapezios (Hercules of the Table) title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1-100 creation date earliest: 1 creation date latest: 100 current location: 103 Roman creditline: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund copyright: --- culture: Italy, Roman, (Alexandrian?), 1st Century technique: marble department: Greek and Roman Art collection: GR - Roman type: Sculpture find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Overall: 43.2 cm (17 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: The Roman poets Martial and Statius mention a bronze statuette made by the master Greek sculptor Lysippos. It depicted the Greek hero Herakles seated on a large rock and holding a drinking cup and was created for Alexander the Great, who carried it with him on his military campaigns; Alexander and his father, Philip, claimed Herakles as an ancestor. Later the work was acquired by the highly respected Roman art collector Novius Vindex. The statuette is called epitrapezios (on the table) because it was designed to be displayed on a tabletop. Many copies were made to meet the demand of Roman collectors, who revered classical Greek art as a singular standard of excellence. The Cleveland version is a high-quality Roman marble copy. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 33 url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n21 --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1955.50/1955.50_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1955.50/1955.50_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1955.50/1955.50_full.tif