Apollo torso of after the antique marble statue.
Marble sculpture of apollo.
The distinctively roman foot wear is one reason scholars believe it is not a copy of an original greek statue.
Antique 19th century hand carved carrara marble grouping after gian lorenzo bernini s italian.
It was rediscovered in central italy in the.
The apollo is now thought to be an original roman re creation of hadrianic date ca.
Apollo was the god of music light truth and healing in graeco roman mythology but this statue was found in a temple dedicated to kore the goddess of the underworld and vegetation.
A beautiful early italian sculpture of apollo s torso a subject which has been interpreted through sculpture many times over hundreds of years.
This type of apollo statue was derived from a 4th century bce work by the athenian sculptor.
This statue is based on the original full size statue apollo of the belvedere.
Apollo of the belvedere is a celebrated marble sculpture from classical antiquity.
It was rediscovered in central italy in the late 15th century during the renaissance.
The back of the statue was not polished suggesting that the statue was placed inside a niche within the temple.
Apollo and daphne is a life sized baroque marble sculpture by italian artist gian lorenzo bernini executed between 1622 and 1625 housed in the galleria borghese in rome the work depicts the climax of the story of apollo and daphne phoebus and daphne in ovid s metamorphoses.
1598 1680 original sculpture titled apollo y daphne executed between 1622 1625 and currently on display in the borghese gallery museum in rome italy.