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Apr 27, 2021 · The Apollo Belvedere, a 2nd century CE Roman copy of a 4th century BCE Greek bronze, is so named because of its one-time home in the small Bramante-designed sculpture court (Cortile del Belvedere) of the summer residence connected to the Vatican Palace. Having been transported to Paris amongst the trove of artworks confiscated by Napoleon as ...
Jul 25, 2019 · The head of Apollo frequently appeared on Greek coins, notably on the silver tetradrachms of 5th-century BCE Catane (Catania) in Sicily and the gold staters of Philip II of Macedon (r. 359-356 BCE). Roman sculptors were also fond of Apollo and a celebrated marble statue of the god, now in the Vatican Museums in Rome , is the Apollo Belvedere, a ...
Mar 21, 2024 · Winged Nike (Nike of Samothrace), circa 200-175 BCE. Source: the Louvre This stunning marble sculpture, dating from the 2nd century BCE, depicts Nike, the Greek goddess of victory. The statue captures the dynamic movement of Nike with her billowing drapery, conveying a sense of triumph and grace.
The Apollo Belvedere was named after its position in the Vatican, the Cortile del Belvedere. It was admired and frequently copied for almost 400 years before falling out of fashion. - Henrik Holm, senior research curator at SMK. This 3D printable model was digitised in collaboration between Scan the World and The Statens Museum for Kunst.
In this drawing, both the Apollo Belvedere (on the left) and the Laocoön on the right, are depicted with their 16th-century “restorations.” Federico Zuccaro, Taddeo in the Belvedere Court in the Vatican Drawing the Laocoön, c. 1595, pen and brown ink, brush with brown wash, over black chalk and touches of red chalk, 17.5 x 42.5 cm (The J. Paul Getty Museum)
Mosaic with Apollo. Late Roman, 3rd-4th century; mosaic; 144.8 × 94 cm (57 × 37 in.). BZ.1967.44.2a. Apollo is depicted here as a hunter, wearing a laurel wreath on his head. Though most of the individual stones (tesserae) are stone, a few are made of glass, including some in his sandals, cloak, and crown, and in the ground.
Apollo Belvedere. 2nd-century CE Roman copy of a 4th-century BCE bronze original attributed to the sculptor Leochares. Rome, Vatican Museums, Pius-Clementine Museum, Octagonal Court, Apollo Cabinet, 2
