Category:Herakles killing the Lernaean Hydra restored by Algardi, Musei Capitolini MC236

**Statue of Hercules restored as killing the Hydra of Lerna**
	statue in Capitoline Museums, Rome, Italy, restored by Alessandro Algardi
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Instance of	statue;
Depicts	Heracles and Lernaean Hydra
Made from material	marble;
Location	Capitoline Museums, Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio, Italy
Creator	Alessandro Algardi (conservation);
Collection	Capitoline Museums;
Inventory number	inv. MC0236;
Height	200 cm;
Authority file
	Q126267268;
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Alessandro Algardi: Statue of Hercules restored as killing the Hydra of Lerna

Artist

conservation:



Alternative names	L'Algarde
Description	Italian sculptor and architect
Date of birth/death	31 July 1595 / 27 November 1598	10 June 1654
Location of birth/death	Bologna	Rome
Work location	Rome (1625–1654); Bologna; Mantua (1622); Venice
Authority file	: Q336798 VIAF: 76326555 ISNI: 0000000369434694 ULAN: 500024200 LCCN: n85223975 NLA: 35778404 WGA: a/algardi Open Library: OL75996A GND: 118808761 SUDOC: 028151526 BNF: 12004299v BIBSYS: 90616901 NKC: mzk2008458715 SBN: BVEV000578 BNE: XX4434718 KulturNav: e70e0fa3-2cfc-473a-8611-b5a61fc89745 RKD: 1110 J9U: 987007432885705171 Koninklijke: 070229341 WorldCat

Title

Statue of Hercules restored as killing the Hydra of Lerna

Object type

statue

Description

Roman reworking of a Greek creation attributed to Lysippus who, according to the sources, sculptured the labours of Hercules. Statue restored by Algardi.

Date

4^th century BC

Medium

sculpture in the round / marble

Dimensions

height: 200 cm (78.7 in)

Collection

Capitoline Museums

	Native name	Musei Capitolini
	Parent institution	Museum system of Roma Capitale
	Location	Rome, Italy
	Coordinates	41° 53′ 35″ N, 12° 28′ 58″ E
	Established	1471
	Website	museicapitolini.org
	Authority file	: Q333906 VIAF: 171285001 ISNI: 0000000121170496 LCCN: n79126898 OSM: 9909127 GND: 1214261-X WorldCat

Current location

Palazzo Nuovo - Premier étage - Galerie.

Accession number

inv. MC0236

Notes

Trouvé à l'emplacement de l'église Sainte-Agnès, à Rome, collection Verospi-Vitelleschi, cadeau de Clément VII 1738.

References

https://www.museicapitolini.org/en/opera/statua-di-ercole-restaurato-come-uccisore-dellidra-di-lerna

Media in category "Herakles killing the Lernaean Hydra restored by Algardi, Musei Capitolini MC236"

The following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total.

Herkulesstatue.jpg 4,480 × 6,720; 25.2 MB
Herakles killing the Lernaean Hydra restored by Algardi, Musei Capitolini.jpg 1,543 × 3,125; 1,015 KB
Ercole restaurato come uccisore dell'idra di lernia (rielab. da lisippo, IV sec), integraz. di a. algardi.JPG 1,524 × 3,036; 2.06 MB
Hercules slaying the Hydra Roman copy of 4th century BCE original by Lysippos Capitoline Museum.jpg 2,304 × 3,072; 3.4 MB
0 Héraclès terrassant l'Hydre de Lerne - Musei Capitolini.JPG 2,592 × 3,888; 2.9 MB
Herakles Hydra Musei Capitolini MC236.jpg 1,400 × 2,800; 1.99 MB
Roman Statue Capitole1.jpg 600 × 800; 113 KB
Frammento di gamba di ercole, forse restauro scartato, XVII sec..JPG 1,716 × 3,030; 2.29 MB
Hércules y la Hidra Capitolinos..JPG 2,448 × 3,264; 5.46 MB

Category:Herakles killing the Lernaean Hydra restored by Algardi, Musei Capitolini MC236

Media in category "Herakles killing the Lernaean Hydra restored by Algardi, Musei Capitolini MC236"

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