Sog. Kleine Herkulanerin, 30-1 v. Chr. Marmor, H 181 cm. Inv. Him 327, Aus dem Theater von Herculaneum. 1736 von Kônig August III. fûr Dresden erworben. © Skulpturensammlung, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden Aufnahme: Ingrid Geske.

LOS ANGELES, CA.-The close partnership between the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden and the J. Paul Getty Trust in Los Angeles is long-standing and is periodically given renewed impetus. Two major works from the Dresden Skulpturensammlung have recently been integrated into the permanent exhibition of the Getty Villa. They are the sculptures known as the “Large Herculaeum Woman” (40 – 60 AD) and the “Small Herculaneum Woman” (30 – 1 BC), which once adorned the theatre at Herculaneum. They were discovered in 1711 and in 1736 King August III purchased the marble statues for Dresden. Ever since, they have been centrepieces of the famous antiquities collection which is at the heart of the Dresden Skulpturensammlung.

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