THE DRESDEN ZEUS
Artist Casting Workshop of the
Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum (cast maker) Berlin, first half of the 20th century Place of production Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum, Berlin
Date 120-130 AD (original), early 20th century (plaster cast)
Object type plaster cast Medium, technique plaster
Dimensions 217 x 98 x 56 cm Inventory number Ag.39
Collection Classical Antiquites - Plaster casts
On view Star Fortress (Komárom), Classical Greek and Classicising Roman Art: The Gods, Gallery IV
The bearded god, standing in a relaxed posture, wears only a mantle draped around his waist. In the Classical period, Athenian citizens were also represented this way — there are things in common between god and man.
The right forearm of the cast is a modern restoration, and we do not know what the statue once held. It had earlier been identified as Asclepius, the healing god, today it is more often seen as a representation of Zeus. The marble statue in Dresden may have followed a work by Pheidias or one of his disciples. The colour of the plaster cast suggests that its Classical period model was thought to have been bronze.
References
Hekler, Antal, Az antik gipszgyüjtemény I-II., Budapest, 1919-1920, 1923, no. no. 215.
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