Marble statue of the so-called Apollo Lykeios
Copy of a Greek bronze of the mid-4th century B.C. often attributed to Praxiteles
Right ankle and foot, right knee and area above and below, left kneecap and foot, tree trunk, and base are modern restorations.
This 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 assembled by the Marquess 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.
Right ankle and foot, right knee and area above and below, left kneecap and foot, tree trunk, and base are modern restorations.
This 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 assembled by the Marquess 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.
Artwork Details
- Title: Marble statue of the so-called Apollo Lykeios
- Period: Mid-Imperial, Hadrianic or Antonine
- Date: 130–161 CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Marble
- Dimensions: H. with plinth 80 in. (203.2 cm.)
- Classification: Stone Sculpture
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Frederick F. Thompson, 1903
- Object Number: 03.12.15
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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