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The Apollo Belvedere or Apollo of the Belvedere is a celebrated marble sculpture from Classical Antiquity. It was rediscovered in the late 15th century, during the Renaissance, and ...
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Greek Art Belvedere Apollo Marble h. 2.24 m (7 ft) Roman copy of a Greek original from the fifth century BC Pio Clementino Museum, Vatican
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Apollo Belvedere, marble statue of Apollo on display in the Belvedere section of the Vatican Museum in Rome, Italy. The statue was found about 1500 and is thought to be a Roman copy of a Greek original. The original statue was probably created by a sculptor named Leochares in the 4th century bc. The copy is related to the statue of Ganymede by that master, and a statue titled Apollo of Leochares is known to have stood before the temple of Apollo Patroos at Athens.

The Apollo Belvedere was much admired by Gianlorenzo Bernini and other artists at the time of its discovery. Montorsoli, a pupil of Michelangelo, restored the hands but did so incorrectly; the right hand was not empty but held a laurel branch, and the left hand held a bow, as testified by the quiver on the back of the figure. The statue was thus intended to depict the two aspects of Apollo: the god who punishes wrongdoers and the god who purifies penitents.