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This hall is situated in the building of the New Hermitage
constructed to the design of Leo von Klenze for the Imperial Museum
in 1851. It was originally intended for the foreign languages library.
The pylons of the hall with a box vault and centering are adorned
with coloured artificial marble. The ceiling and the frieze are decorated
with ornamental painting. The hall owes its name to the numerous sculptures
of Heracles displayed in it. The exhibition of the hall is devoted
to ancient Greek art of the late classical period (4th century BC).
The Roman copies from statues by the eminent Greek sculptors Praxiteles,
Scopas and Lysippus introduce visitors to the work of these outstanding
masters. Apart from the statues of gods the exhibition also represents
sculptural portraits of the famous Greek philosopher Socrates (from
the original by Lysippus) and the well-known statesman and orator
Demosthenes (from the original by Polyeuctus). |
