The Lansdowne Heracles
The Lansdowne Heracles, an ancient Roman marble statue depicting the hero Hercules, about 125 CE.
This statue is a Roman replica based on a Greek original created around 350 B.C., likely by a pupil of Polykleitos.
The figure is in a contrapposto, an asymmetrical pose where one leg is straight (weight-bearing) and the other is slightly bent, creating an "S" curve in the body and a natural, relaxed look.
This relaxed pose is great for beginning to study the human form as well as for quick gesture drawings and long detailed studies.
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