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Jun 8, 2019 · Map. The Apollo Belvedere. The statue known as the Apollo Belvedere was once the most famous sculpture in Rome. The statue is thought to be a Roman copy (2nd century CE) of a bronze original by the Greek sculptor Leochares (4th century BCE). The Apollo Belvedere was part of the collection of Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere.
Aug 9, 2013 · Web. 08 May 2024. The Belvedere Apollo statue considered to be a 2nd century CE copy of a bronze statue of the 4th century BCE by Leochares. The god would have once held a bow...
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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.
Apollo Belvedere. The work, which dates from the middle of the second century AD, is today considered a Roman copy of a Greek original, made between 330 and 320 BC. by Leocares, one of the artists who worked at the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus. So far it has not been possible to establish its author.
ca. 1510–27. Not on view. The Apollo Belvedere was discovered near Rome in the late fifteenth century. Possibly a second-century marble copy of a bronze original by the Greek sculptor Leochares, the statue was immediately appreciated as a masterpiece and showered with praise.
