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The Hellenistic Prince, Seleucid Prince, or Terme Ruler is a Greek bronze statue, 204 centimetres high, made in the 2nd century BC, now in the collections of the Palazzo Massimo alle Terme in Rome. It was found in 1885, together with the Boxer at Rest, on the Quirinal Hill, probably near the Baths of Constantine during the construction of the National Theatre. The two statues were however not part of an ensemble, being of different dates. There are significant debates on who is the person pictured, the original attribution to a Hellenistic prince being now rejected in favour of a Roman general—possibly Scipio Aemilianus, although there have been other suggestions.

The So-called Terme Ruler
The Hellenistic Prince
Year2nd century BC
MediumBronze statue
LocationPalazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome, Italy

Description


Experimental reconstruction of Boxer and Terme Ruler by Liebieghaus Polychromy Research Project, Liebieghaus 2021
Experimental reconstruction of Boxer and Terme Ruler by Liebieghaus Polychromy Research Project, Liebieghaus 2021

The statue was cast using a lost wax process. The eyes were put in their sockets later, but are now lost.

It represents a naked young man with a light beard, reclining on a spear in an heroic pose, which is taken from Lysippos' Heracles. The first studies of the statue described it as an Hellenistic prince, Seleucid or Attalid (specifically Attalus II), but this attribution has been rejected. Since there is no consensus on the character's identity, the original name still stands.

Indeed, scholars now mostly think the man is actually a Roman general, portrayed by a Greek artist working in Rome. Opinions on the character pictured widely differ: Lehman thinks it is Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus; Balty and Croz recognise Titus Quinctius Flamininus; Papini suggests Gnaeus Manlius Vulso; finally, Coarelli and Etcheto favour Scipio Aemilianus, because the statue was found near the place where he had his villa.[1]

A reconstruction project executed by the Frankfurt Liebieghaus Polychromy Research Project[2] and headed by Vinzenz Brinkmann follows the interpretation of Phyllis L. Williams (1945)[3] and Rhys Carpenter (1945)[4] and identifies the statue as one of the Dioscures.[5]


References


  1. Etcheto, Les Scipions, pp. 278-282, with a detailed historiograhical summary.
  2. https://youtube.com/watch?v=jHvemlFGMkA, The Quirinal Bronzes reconstruction project (Making of) on YouTube
  3. Phyllis L. Williams: Amykos and the Dioskouroi. In: American Journal of Archaeology. Vol. 49, Nr. 3, 1945, pp. 330–347, doi:10.2307/499627
  4. Rhys Carpenter, The Identity of the Terme Ruler. In: American Journal of Archaeology. Vol. 49, Nr. 3, 1945, pp. 353–357.
  5. Vinzenz Brinkmann, Ulrike Koch-Brinkmann: Die sogenannten Quirinalsbronzen und der Faustkampf von Amykos mit dem Argonauten Polydeukes. Ein archäologisches Experiment. In: Vinzenz Brinkmann (ed.): Medeas Liebe und die Jagd nach dem Goldenen Vlies. Exhibition catalogue Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung, Frankfurt 2018. Hirmer, Munich 2018, p. 80-97.

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На других языках


[de] Thermenherrscher

Der Thermenherrscher ist eine hellenistische Großbronze in bestem Erhaltungszustand. Sie wurde in Rom unweit des 1885 entdeckten Faustkämpfers vom Quirinal gefunden. Die von den Füßen bis zum Scheitel 2,04 m hohe Skulptur befindet sich derzeit im Museo Nazionale Romano in Rom. Sie hat die Inventarnummer 1049. Beide Statuen wurden am Ende der Antike absichtlich vergraben und waren wohl einst Teil der statuarischen Ausstattung der Konstantinsthermen auf dem Quirinal. Die Datierung der Statue ist umstritten und schwankt zwischen der 2. Hälfte des 4. Jahrhunderts und der Mitte des 1. Jahrhunderts v. Chr., mit Tendenz zur Datierung ins 2. Jahrhundert v. Chr.[1]
- [en] Hellenistic Prince

[fr] Prince hellénistique

Le Prince hellénistique est une statue en bronze conservée au Palazzo Massimo alle Terme à Rome (l'un des sites du Musée national romain)[1]. Il a été trouvé, ainsi que le Pugiliste des Thermes, sur un versant du Quirinal, probablement sur les ruines des Thermes de Constantin, en 1885, lors de la construction du Théâtre national ; les deux sculptures qui, apparemment, ont été enterrées dans l'Antiquité avec soin, ne sont cependant pas liées l'une à l'autre, appartenant à deux périodes différentes d'exécution.

[it] Principe ellenistico

Il cosiddetto principe ellenistico è una statua in bronzo conservata presso il Palazzo Massimo alle Terme (una delle sedi del Museo nazionale romano)[1]. Fu ritrovata, insieme al Pugilatore in riposo, su un versante del Quirinale, probabilmente nei resti delle Terme di Costantino nel 1885, durante i lavori di costruzione del Teatro Drammatico Nazionale; le due sculture, che a quanto pare furono seppellite in antichità con cura, non sono comunque correlate tra loro, appartenendo a due periodi differenti di esecuzione.

[ru] Эллинистический правитель

«Эллинистический правитель»[1] (итал. Principe ellenistico) (варианты названия: Правитель эпохи эллинизма[2], Статуя эллинистического царя, Селевкидский правитель, Диадох, Правитель из Терм) — полноростовая греческая бронзовая статуя, изображающая неустановленного монарха эпохи эллинизма.



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