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S5.1 APOLLO BELVEDERE

Apollo Belvedere | Greco-Roman statue
DETAILS
Museum Collection Pio-Clementino Museum, Vatican City
Catalogue No. Vatican B92 or 1015
Title Apollo Belvedere
Type Statue
Material Marble
Height 2.15 metres
Context Found near Antium
Original / Copy Roman copy of Greek bronze statue by Leochares 350 - 325 B.C. (Heavily restored)
Style Late Classical
Date C2nd A.D.
Period Imperial Roman

DESCRIPTION

The youthful god Apollo stands nude beside a serpent-entwined pillar with arm outstretched. The drawn bow in his hands is lost.

ARTICLES

Apollo