Apollo
The God Apollo
Pu, Chenshuang Introductory Survey of Art 310 D1 February 28, 2014
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Apollo is known as the god of literature and art. He is also the god of the light, medicine, livestock and music. He is one of the handsome god in greek mythology. He is the favorite son of Leto and Zeus, and the twin brother with Artemis. When people see harp, bow, arrows, quiver and tripod, they will think of Apollo. Apollo was a brave god, he is kill the python of Delphi, which is a monster with snake body in the greek legend. Python spreads unpleasant smell and death, Apollo found him and kill it, the Pythian games celebrated the victory of Apollo over Python.
The sculpture called "The Cyrene apollo" Was made of the colossal marble, it was found in the temple of apollo at Cyrene in Libya with 121 broken pieces and reassembled in British museum. The sculpture is 2.29 metres high but without the right arm and the left wrist and hand. The right arm and left hand are both missing because its easily broken, most part of the statue was carved on one piece of marble, but only the right arm and the left wrist and hand attached separately. His upper body is naked, and there is a cloak around his hips and legs. This statue shows apollo holding a lyre to emphasize that he is the god of music. Furthermore, the emperor, Hadrian, who was personally strongly committed to traditional Greek culture, encourage the person who commissioned the statue to celebrate their civic identity by evoking the city 's greek past.
The "Apollo belvedere" is a Roman copy of Greek bronze statue made by Leochares 2 between 350-325 BC. The statue was found near Antium and
Pu, Chenshuang Introductory Survey of Art 310 D1 February 28, 2014
1
Apollo is known as the god of literature and art. He is also the god of the light, medicine, livestock and music. He is one of the handsome god in greek mythology. He is the favorite son of Leto and Zeus, and the twin brother with Artemis. When people see harp, bow, arrows, quiver and tripod, they will think of Apollo. Apollo was a brave god, he is kill the python of Delphi, which is a monster with snake body in the greek legend. Python spreads unpleasant smell and death, Apollo found him and kill it, the Pythian games celebrated the victory of Apollo over Python.
The sculpture called "The Cyrene apollo" Was made of the colossal marble, it was found in the temple of apollo at Cyrene in Libya with 121 broken pieces and reassembled in British museum. The sculpture is 2.29 metres high but without the right arm and the left wrist and hand. The right arm and left hand are both missing because its easily broken, most part of the statue was carved on one piece of marble, but only the right arm and the left wrist and hand attached separately. His upper body is naked, and there is a cloak around his hips and legs. This statue shows apollo holding a lyre to emphasize that he is the god of music. Furthermore, the emperor, Hadrian, who was personally strongly committed to traditional Greek culture, encourage the person who commissioned the statue to celebrate their civic identity by evoking the city 's greek past.
The "Apollo belvedere" is a Roman copy of Greek bronze statue made by Leochares 2 between 350-325 BC. The statue was found near Antium and
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