Laocoon and His Sons
Agesander of Rhodes, Athanadoros and Polydoros · c. 40-20 BCE
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Ancient · № 012
Belvedere Torso
Apollonios · 1st century BCE
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Object record
Belvedere Torso
SMK's cast record identifies the figure as Ajax(?) and notes the missing lower base with signature.
- Maker
- Apollonios
- Date
- 1st century BCE
- Place
- Mediterranean
- Material
- Marble
- Dimensions
- H 122 cm × W 79 cm × D 90 cm
- Current collection
- Vatican Museums, Vatican City
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Probably a seated hero, perhaps Ajax, this work survives as a torso and thighs. The twist between hip and ribcage still indicates the original pose, especially when viewed in the round. Michelangelo studied the torso closely.
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- Maker
- Apollonios
- Date
- 1st century BCE
- Place
- Mediterranean
- Material
- Marble
- Dimensions
- H 122 cm × W 79 cm × D 90 cm
- Current collection
- Vatican Museums, Vatican City
- Source
- SMK Open ↗
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark 1.0
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