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Engraving of a nude marble-like statue of Apollo with a serpent-wrapped tree stump, while a seated man in a cap sketches in the lower right corner.

The Apollo Belvedere, plate 3 from Three Famous Antique Sculptures

An engraving of a nude male statue standing in contrapposto, one arm extended and a drapery falling from the raised arm, beside a tree trunk entwined with a serpent. A seated draftsman in a cap sketches at the lower right, within a shaded architectural setting.

Artist
Hendrick Goltzius
Date
c. 1592, printed c. 1617
Medium
Engraving in black on cream laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2248 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1622).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hixon Glore Fund in memory of Robert Hixon Glore, Jr.

Español: El Apolo del Belvedere, lámina 3 de Tres famosas esculturas antiguas

Grabado de una estatua masculina desnuda de pie en contrapposto, con un brazo extendido y un paño que cae del brazo alzado, junto a un tronco enroscado por una serpiente. En la esquina inferior derecha, un dibujante con gorra dibuja sentado, dentro de un marco arquitectónico sombreado.

Português: O Apolo do Belvedere, prancha 3 de Três famosas esculturas antigas

Gravura de uma estátua masculina nua de pé em contrapposto, com um braço estendido e um pano caindo do braço erguido, ao lado de um tronco enrolado por uma serpente. No canto inferior direito, um desenhista de boné desenha sentado, dentro de um cenário arquitetônico sombreado.

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