Copy of a Greek bronze of the mid-4th century B.C. often attributed to PraxitelesRight ankle and foot, right knee and area above and below, left kneecap and foot, tree trunk, and base are modern restorations.
This statue is a Roman version of a famous statue of Apollo that stood in the Lyceum, a large outdoor gymnasium just outside the walls of Athens. The Roman writer Lucian described the work as Apollo resting after his labors, with his right arm resting on his head. This copy was part of a collection of ancient sculpture made by the Marquese Vincenzo Giustiniani in the first third of the seventeenth century in Rome. The stance is somewhat awkward as the legs were restored from numerous pieces.
