Hosted on MSN4mon
See the Vatican's Magnificent Marble Statue of the Greek God Apollo Restored to Its Former Glory
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. The seven-foot-tall statue ...
Greek Reporter4d
Apoxyomenos: The Ancient Greek Masterpiece Salvaged from the Sea
The ancient Greek statue of Apoxyomenos is an ancient Greek bronze statue depicting an athlete scraping dust from his body ...
Hosted on MSN20d
2,000-Year-Old Headless Statue Found Abandoned In A Garbage Bag Near The Greek City Of Thessaloniki
Near the Greek city of Thessaloniki ... Earlier that year, in March, an 1,800-year-old statue head of the god Apollo was unearthed by archaeology students in the city of Philippi.
JSTOR Daily3y
Roma. Museo Vaticano. Apollo Sauroctono [Rome. Vatican Museum. Apollo Sauroctonos (Sauroktonos)] F. & C. 2516; verso: [divided back, no message]
Apollo Sauroktonos (Apollo Lizard-killer) is the title of several 1st - 2nd century AD Roman marble copies of an original by the ancient Greek sculptor Praxiteles. The statues depict a nude adolescent ...
The Paisano9d
When life incorrectly imitates art
In a month dedicated to recognizing and celebrating a race of people who have historically been reduced to a point that they ...