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Bronze head with a stern face and gold-toned patina on a rough rectangular base, against a pale grey background.

Head of Apollo

A bronze head of a man with a stern, heavy-browed face and closed lips rises from a rough rectangular base against a pale grey backdrop. Gold-toned flecks and dark patina catch the light across the textured surface, giving the faceted modelling an expressive, unfinished quality.

Artist
Emile-Antoine Bourdelle
Date
1900–1909
Medium
Bronze
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2245 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1909).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Bequest of Florene May Schoenborn

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