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Aug 9, 2013 · 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 in his left hand. (The Vatican Museums...
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Jun 8, 2019 · The ancient 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).
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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.
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Apollo is a significant protagonist in Homer's account of the Trojan War in the Iliad. On the side of the Trojans, he gives particular assistance to the Trojan heroes Hector, Aeneas, and Glaukos, saving their lives on more than one occasion with his divine intervention. He brought plague to the Achaeans, led the entire Trojan army (holding Zeus' fe...
Apollo's darker side as the bringer of plague and divine retribution is seen most famously when he is, with his sister Artemis, the remorseless slayer of Niobe's six (or in some accounts seven) sons as punishment for her boasting that her childbearing capacity was greater than Leto's. Another hapless victim of Apollo's wrath was the satyr Marsyas w...
Objects traditionally associated with Apolllo include: 1. a silver bow- symbolic of his prowess as an archer. 2. a kithara (or lyre) - made from the shell of a tortoise, this was symbolic of Apollo's ability in music and his leadership of the chorus of the nine Muses. 3. a laurel branch- symbolic of the fate of Daphne who, after Apollo's amorous pu...
Sanctuaries were built in honour of Apollo throughout the Greek world, notably at the islands of Delos and Rhodes and at Ptoion and Claros. Sites which still possess some vestiges of once-great temples dedicated to Apollo include those at Naxos (6th century BCE), where the massive doorway still stands proud, at Corinth (550-530 BCE), where seven Do...
Apollo appears frequently in all media of ancient Greek art, most often as a beautiful, beardless youth. He is easily identified with either a kithara or a lyre, a bronze tripod (signifying his oracle at Delphi), a deer (which he often fights over with Hercules), and a bow and quiver. He is also, on occasion, portrayed riding a chariotpulled by lio...
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Description: The Apollo Belvedere, originally in the church of St Peter in Chains, Julius’ titular church when he was a cardinal, has been in its present site since 1509. It is a 2nd-century AD Roman copy of a 4th-century BC bronze original attributed to the sculptor Leochares.
Details. Title: Apollo Belvedere. Creator: Leochares. Date Created: 120/140. Location Created: Statens Museum for Kunst. Physical Dimensions: h 224 cn. Type: Sculpture. External Link: Download...
Provenance. Title: [Apollo Belvedere, Vatican] Artist: Unknown. Date: 1860s-70s. Medium: Albumen silver print. Dimensions: Mount: approx. 3 1/2 × 7 in. (8.9 × 17.8 cm) Classification: Photographs. Credit Line: Gift of Gilbert Tauber, 2023. Accession Number: 2023.619.8.
