CATEGORY 1: WHO PUT THE “GLAD” IN “GLADIATOR”?
1. You will find me in gallery 155. I am from Ancient Greece, circa 530 B.C. I am black,
but those who are painted onto me are reddish in color. You can walk around me,
and see me from 360 degrees. I tell a story, and the story can be seen on both sides
of me. On one side, I depict three figures. The man between the satyr and the
maenad holding the large goblet and wearing a toga is Dionysos, the god of wine.
The other side shows two men fighting for the Delphic tripod. One is bearded and in
the nude wielding a weapon over his head. What is his name?
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2. You will find me in gallery 162. Although I am a character from Greek mythology, this
rendering of me comes from Ancient Rome, from the 1st Century A.D. I am, however,
copied from a Greek statue that was attributed to Lysippos. This time, you will see
only my bust. My beard and hair are full of curls that look soft to the touch, although I
am made from marble and, in fact, am classified as a stone sculpture. Normally, I
appear to be strong and powerful, but this time I appear to be quiet tired from
completing my twelve labors, and in fact, my head is turned to my left, and is slightly
facing down in exhaustion. A hero’s work is never done!
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3. You will find me in gallery 162. I am a familiar Greek hero, but once again, I was
created in this form by the Romans in roughly 69-96 A.D. Like the rendering of me
found in Clue # 2, I am made from marble, and may be classified as a stone
sculpture. This time, I appear in full form, but much younger then other
representations you will have seen of me today. My right arm conceals a club behind
my back - the same club I might have raised above my head in the Clue #1. My left
arm casually has a lion skin draped over it. I stand in contrapposto, between two
columns, looking slightly to the right.
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4. You will find me in gallery 162. I am another Roman copy of a Greek original
sculpture, and I am an older version of the hero you have seen earlier. I am also
made from marble, as I was in Clues # 2 and # 3, and classified as a stone sculpture.
Like Clue # 3, I am also standing in contropposto, but it is very difficult for anybody to
know for sure what I was doing with my arms when I was created. I have a long, curly
beard, but most of the curls atop my head are covered by a hood made from the
mouth of a beast. A cloak may have once hung from my shoulders, but now all that
remains is the skin of an animal tied around my neck, the paws dangling across my
chest. Like the rendering of me in Clue # 2, I also look to the right.
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5. You will find me in gallery 604. I am a tempera painting on wood, embossed and gilt
ornamented, painted by an unnamed Italian painter in the second quarter of the 15th
century. This work depicts Hercules completing three of his twelve labors - slaying the
Nemean lion, combating the centaurs and one other. Surrounding the circular
images, on the front of a chest, are gold embossed putti (little angels). What is the
third depicted trial that Hercules is facing? (hint: it should say it in the gallery label).
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6. BONUS QUESTION: Tate Donavan provided the voice for Hercules in the 1997
Disney animated film “Hercules”. He also played the father to Mischa Barton’s
Marissa Cooper on what 2003 television series?
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