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Large bronze figure depicting Apollino
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166
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Large bronze figure depicting Apollino
See original version (French)
Estimate €5,000 - €7,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Large bronze figure depicting Apollino
Based on an ancient model, Italy, c. 1900
Resting on a fully cast plinth
H: 153 cm
First mentioned at the Villa Medici in Rome in 1704, the Roman marble sculpture depicting the young Apollo leaning against a tree trunk, known as the Apollino, immediately gained great renown. In 1771, it was transferred to the famous Tribune of the Uffizi in Florence, where it is on display.
Comparative bibliography:
F. Haskell & N. Penny, *Taste and the Antique: The Lure of Classical Sculpture 1500–1900*, New Haven and London, 1981, pp. 146–148.
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