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As a result, in 1755, he went to Rome, where he quickly encountered copies of important Greek statues such as the Apollo Belvedere (c.330 BCE) by Leochares, the anonymous Belvedere Torso (2nd century BCE), and Laocoon and His Sons (42-20 BCE) by Hagesander, Athenodoros, and Polydorus.
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE. 300 BCE–101 BCE Medium Silver Inscriptions
Rediscovered in the late 1400's near Rome, the statue was placed in the Cortile del Belvedere of the Vatican in 1511, from which it derives its name. Since that time, this classical sculpture has greatly influenced numerous artists, including Michelangelo and Bernini, and Apollo’s proportioned, muscular body became a standard for the ideal ...
Terms in this set (56) Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like Nike (Victory) of Samothrace Pythokritos of Rhodes Hellenistic Era 190 BCE, Apollo Belvedere Roman Copy of Greek Original 4th Century BCE, Aphrodite, Pan, and Erros Athens/ Hellenistic era 100 BCE and more.
Apr 18, 2016 · The Asclepeion is situated four kilometres outside the city and dates from the 4th to 2nd century BCE. It was built on an older site sacred to Apollo Cyparissius (referring to the cypress groves in the area), who was, of course, the father of Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine.
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
The Classical World at Dumbarton Oaks. Mosaic with Apollo. Late Roman, 3rd-4th century; mosaic; 144.8 × 94 cm (57 × 37 in.). BZ.1967.44.2a. Click on image to enlarge. 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 ...
