Apollo
Statuette
ca. 1500
ca. 1500
| Place of origin |
statuette of Apollo, in bronze
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | Apollo (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Apollo, in bronze, ca. 1500 |
| Physical description | statuette of Apollo, in bronze |
| Dimensions |
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| Gallery label | Apollo
About 1500
The Greek god Apollo represented the ideal male beauty, though he was often depicted, as here, with effeminate features. The snake alludes to his killing of a python, as described by the Roman poet Ovid in his Metamorphoses. The cross-legged stance and tree-trunk support are derived from classical marble sculpture.
Northern Italy,
probably Mantua
Bronze
Anonymous loan
(2009) |
| Credit line | Private Collection (Anon) |
| Subject depicted | |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | LOAN:SCPANON.1-2009 |
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| Record created | March 15, 2012 |
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