Heracles at Sicyon

The sculpture of a colossal, exhausted, and melancholy Heracles at Sicyon was created by the renowned Greek sculptor Lysippus during the 4th century BCE. Lysippus, a leading figure of the Sicyon and Argos schools, was celebrated for his lifelike naturalism and slender proportions, which he applied to his figures, including his depictions of Alexander the Great.1

While no original works by Lysippus survive, the Farnese Heracles is a well-known copy of his Sicyon statue, signed by the copyist Glycon. Lysippus was a prolific artist, with Roman writer Pliny the Elder attributing over 1,500 works to him, primarily in bronze. Sicyon itself was a significant ancient Greek city, known for its artistic schools during the 4th century BCE.12