From the mid-18th century it was considered the greatest ancient sculpture by ardent neoclassicists, and for centuries it epitomized the ideals of aesthetic perfection for Europeans and westernized parts of the world. The Greek god Apollo is depicted as a …

Many famous statues by Greek masters were on display in and around the temple, including a marble statue of the god at the entrance and a statue of Apollo in the cella. [136] Melite (modern Mdina, Malta): A Temple of Apollo was built in the city in the 2nd century AD. Its remains were discovered in the 18th century, and many of its ...

2024年10月16日 · The Vatican’s famous Apollo Belvedere—a marble statue of the Greek god of archery, music and dance—is finally back on public display after a five-year restoration.

2019年7月25日 · Perhaps the most celebrated representation of Apollo in ancient Greek art is the statue which dominated the centre of the west pediment of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia (c. 460 BCE). Here, in a majestic pose, he brings order and reason to the battle between the Lapiths and the Centaurs at the wedding of Peirithoos.

The Apollo Omphalos (Ancient Greek: Ἀπόλλων ἐπὶ τοῦ Ὀμφαλού) is an ancient Roman marble copy of a Greek original bronze sculpture in typical early Archaic period style, depicting Apollo, the Greek god of music, medicine, and prophecy. Today it is housed in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens, in Greece.

The statue portrays the god Apollo having just shot an arrow with his bow, which he would originally have held in his left hand.

This over-life sized statue of the god Apollo takes its epithet from the Belvedere Gallery of the Vatican Museum in Rome where he once stood. The figure has been known since the 16th c. C.E., but his precise findspot is uncertain (probably Rome itself).

2024年9月21日 · The Apollo Belvedere stands at approximately 2.24 meters tall and is crafted from fine white marble. The sculpture depicts Apollo in a relaxed yet powerful stance, with a slight twist of the torso that conveys movement and vitality.

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.

2024年4月3日 · In the ancient Greek city of Philippi, researchers have discovered the head of a god: Despite his missing nose, body and characteristic bow and lyre, they have identified the marble face as the...