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| Titles |
Herm with Charioteer: |
| Name |
Angela Kalinowski |
| Type of Resource |
still image |
| Genre |
Sculpture |
| Abstract |
The bust of a charioteer made of Carrara marbled fixed into a pillar (herm) of Bardiglio. The portrait is of a young charioteer and highly individualized. The subject has a rounded face, a brow that gives an air of concentration and full slightly down-turned lips. His hair is combed forward into a longish thick fringe reminiscent of portraits of Nero. He wears a tunic, which is closed on the right shoulder with a fibula (pin). |
| Physical Location |
Palazzo Massimo Museum, Rome |
| Extent |
H: 221 cm |
| Form |
nonprojected graphic |
| Note |
The seven herms in the collection were discovered arranged in front of the small grotto-like sacellum (shrine) of Hercules, which dated by inscription mid 1st-early 2nd century. Each bust is set on marble pillar (herm). The men represented are all charioteers as is evident from their clothing. Each bust is highly individualized and beautifully executed, indicating that these were rather expensive commissions. The charioteers dedicated their herms to Hercules, patron of athletes, as thanks for their victories. |
| Access Condition |
Attributed to Angela Kalinowski under the license CC-BY-NC 4.0 |
| Access Condition |
CC-BY-NC 4.0 |
| Subject Local Name |
--Statue--Herm--Roman--Marble--Charioteer--Equipment--Hercules------1st c. CE |
| Note |
Intini, V. “Le erme di aurighi dal sacellum Herculis." In C. Gaspari, R. Paris, eds., ”Palazzo Massimo alle Terme." Le collezioni. Roma: 2013, pp. 160-161.
Nista, L. ed., Sacellum Herculis. Le sculture del tempio di Ercole a Trastevere. Esposizione temporanea nell’ aula di. S. Isidoro in Thermis 1991. Roma, 1991, pp.56-57. |