The Lansdowne Herakles

For many
years J. Paul Getty considered the Lansdowne Herakles the most important
antiquity in his museum. In addition to appreciating the history of the
sculpture and its artistic merit, Mr. Getty had considerable affection for the
hero himself. In this revised and expanded edition of his 1966 monograph, Dr.
Howard uses numerous illustrations to introduce new information concerning the modern
history of the sculpture and to review the arguments for attributing it to
different sculptors. In addition, he proposes its possible attribution to the
fourth-century

Athenian master Euphranor, an
artist not previously associated with the statue.

The
Herakles is now displayed in the new presentation achieved by the museum's
antiquities conservator Zdravko Barov, whose report concerning his procedure
and findings is also presented.