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apollo 1 from the Temple of Zeus at Olympia, a reconstruction of the west pediment
c. 468-460 b.c. approximately 91 feet wide Apollo, the depiction of reason, presides over a brawl at the wedding of Peirithous, centaurs tried to abduct the bride; he stands approving of Theseus and Peirithous’ “chastisement of this breach of hospitality” (from de la Croix, page 152) |
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apollo2 “Apollo” from Veii
c. 510 b.c. painted terra-cotta, approximately 70 inches high Museo Nazionale di Villa Giulia, Rome Etruscan, figure from the ridgepole of a temple (architectural sculpture) Archaic Greek influence can be seen in the stylization of this sculpture: “the closed contour, the grimacing mask, the frontality” (from LaCroix, page 193) |
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apollo3 Casket with Mythological Figures X century ad or later Italian, Sicilian Ivory on wood, 5 5/8” x 9 1/8” x 5 3/16” From the collection of Pirolo Family, Syracuse; Henry Oppenheimer, London only the leftmost figure is identified in the text (Hercules subduing the Nemian lion), but the rightmost figure bears iconic resemblance to Apollo, nude with the bow and youthful appearance
(from Metropolitan Museum of Art, figure #71) |
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apollo5 “Head of Apollo” from Halicarnassus, mausoleum Leochares c. 350 bc marble, height 1’3” British Museum, London
(Charbonneaux, page 210, plate 220) |
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apollo6 “The ‘Steinhauser’ Apollo” (ancient reproduction) Leochares (Attic art) date of original = c. 350-340 bc marble, 13 ¾” Antikenmuseum, Basle “Best replica of the head of the Apollo Belvedere” (Charbonneaux, page 208, plate 217) |
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apollo7 silver tetradrachm of Antiochus IV Epiphanes (obverse)—head of Apollo
c. 301-300 bc diameter of coin: 1 ¼” Bibliotheque Nationale, Cabinet des Medailles, Paris
“resembles the head of the statue of Apollo sculptured by Bryaxis
for the god’s sanctuary at Daphne, near Antioch, in 301-300 [bc]” (Charbonneaux, page 205, plate 215) |
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apollo8 “Statuette of Apollo” from La Courriere 1st century, bc Bronze, 11 ¾” tall Louvre, Paris A statuette of an original that was created in the first quarter of the 3rd century bc (Charbonneaux, page 251, plates 269-270) |
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apollo9 · “Torso of an Apollo Citharoedus, known as the ‘Apollo of Tralles’” from Aydin, Tralles plateu (post-Praxitelean art) second half of 2nd century bc marble, present height: about 6’3” Archeological Museum, Istanbul “The statue consisted of several pieces. The drapery lying over the left shoulder is adorned with fine relief decoration.” (Charbonneaux, page 304, plate 331) |