It was rediscovered in central italy in the.
Marble sculpture of apollo.
This type of apollo statue was derived from a 4th century bce work by the athenian sculptor.
The back of the statue was not polished suggesting that the statue was placed inside a niche within the temple.
1598 1680 original sculpture titled apollo y daphne executed between 1622 1625 and currently on display in the borghese gallery museum in rome italy.
Antique 19th century hand carved carrara marble grouping after gian lorenzo bernini s italian.
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.
Apollo torso of after the antique marble statue.
And yet his torso is still suffused with brilliance from inside extract from archaic torso of apollo by rainer maria rilke.
The apollo belvedere also called the pythian apollo or 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.
This statue is based on the original full size statue apollo of the belvedere.
A beautiful early italian sculpture of apollo s torso a subject which has been interpreted through sculpture many times over hundreds of years.
Apollo of the belvedere is a celebrated marble sculpture from classical antiquity.