Who sculpted Apollo Belvedere?

Who sculpted the statue of Apollo?

Apollo, also known as Apollo-David, David-Apollo, or Apollino, is a 1.46 m unfinished marble sculpture by Michelangelo that dates from approximately 1530. It now stands in the Bargello museum in Florence.

What era is Apollo of the Belvedere?

5 Apollo Belvedere. This drawing depicts the Apollo Belvedere (7′ 3” high), a Roman copy of a lost bronze original dated c. 350– 325 BC by the Greek sculptor Leochares. The figure represents the Greek god Apollo after his defeat of the serpent Python using a bow and arrow.

Is Apollo Belvedere a Greek sculpture?

The Apollo is now thought to be an original Roman creation of Hadrianic date (c. 120–140 AD), though in a Hellenistic style. The distinctively Roman footwear is one reason scholars believe it is not a copy of an original Greek statue.

Apollo Belvedere
Location Vatican Museums, Vatican City