File:Jupiter Versailles Louvre Ma78.jpg

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English: Colossal bust of Zeus known as "Jupiter of Versailles". Found in 1525 near the Porta del Popolo in Rome. Given in 1623 to Louis XIV, who asked Jacques Drouilly to transform it into a herm pillar. Marble, 2nd century CE.
Français : Buste colossal de Zeus, dit « Jupiter de Versailles ». Découvert en 1525 près de la Porta del Popolo, à Rome. Donné en 1623 à Louis XVI, qui le fit transformer par Jacques Drouilly en terme. Marbre, IIe siècle ap. J.-C.
Date 2nd century AD
date QS:P571,+150-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Medium marble
medium QS:P186,Q40861
Dimensions height: 385 cm (12.6 ft)
dimensions QS:P2048,385U174728
institution QS:P195,Q19675
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Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman antiquities, Denon, ground floor, room A
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Ma 78 (MR 251)
Credit line 1798: confiscated
References Musée du Louvre, Atlas database: entry 27481
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