IL NUDO EROICO -- Marcello come Mercurio -- statue of Marcello -- "Germanicus" -- MERCURIO Ludovisi -- Villa Montalto-Negroni, sul Esquilino.

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Artist	Kleomeles (signed)
Description	English: Statue of Marcellus, formerly known as “Germanicus”, of the Hermes Ludovisi type. Greek marble, Roman artwork of the 1st century CE, after a 5th century BC prototype with substitution of a Roman portrait head.
Dimensions	H. 1.8 m (5 ft. 10 ¾ in.)
Current location	(Inventory)Louvre Museum Native name Musée du Louvre Location Paris Coordinates 48° 51' 37.42" N, 2° 20' 15.36" E Established 1793(1793) Website www.louvre.fr Authority control VIAF: 169061820 | LCCN: n80020283 | PND: 004038266 | BNF: cb11865019j | ULAN: 500125189 | WorldCat
	Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, Denon wing, ground floor, room 23
Accession number	Ma 1207 (MR 315)
Credit line	From the villa of Pope Sixtus V in the Esquiline Hill, then the Villa Montalto-Negroni; purchased by Louis XIV in 1664 and installed in the gardens of Versailles; transfered to the Napoleon Museum in 1802