Statue of Jupiter

The Statue of Jupiter is a colossal Roman statue located in the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, depicting the supreme ancient Roman god Jupiter, created by an unknown Roman master at the end of the 1st century AD. The sculpture is one of the most famous exhibits of the museum. The statue of Jupiter is also a significant monument of the Flavian era, bearing the characteristic features of Roman art of this period.

The prototype of this statue was created by Phidias in the 5th century BC, the statue of Zeus at Olympia, now lost, famous as one of the Seven Wonders of the World. It was made for the Temple of Zeus and depicted the supreme ancient Greek god Zeus—the central religious building of the ancient Olympic Games.

The Roman statue was found at the end of the 19th century in the Villa of Domitian near Rome, and was in the collection of the Marquis Giampietro Campana. After the ruin…

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