Caption

Sculpture of Apollo Sauroctonus, Vatican, Apollo Sauroctonus, album page, photograph, This photo is part of an album., inscription: '1309 M. Vat. APOLLO SAUROCTONOS Anderson', photographer: James Anderson, Vatican Museums, after sculpture by anonymous, c. 1857 - c. 1875, after sculpture by, Vatican City, paper, albumen print, height 376 mm x width 280 mm, piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture, A pale statue of a nude male figure stands next to a tall, textured vertical post with a horizontal support, the figure leaning with one arm raised and grasping the post while the other arm extends outward with an open hand; the figure has curly hair styled close to the head, a serene facial expression with downcast eyes, and a naturalistic, well-defined torso and limbs; the statue is mounted on a rectangular base and photographed against a dark background, with the post showing carved vine-like details and the surface of the sculpture displaying smooth and slightly weathered textures.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A77_071

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40.2Mb (5.3Mb) / 10.8in x 14.5in / 3235 x 4347 (300dpi)

Keywords

Sculpture Apollo Sauroctonus Vatican album page photograph photo part album inscription 1309 M Vat APOLLO SAUROCTONOS Anderson photographer James Anderson Vatican Museums sculpture anonymous c 1857 - c 1875 Vatican City paper albumen print height 376 mm x width 280 mm piece reproduction pale statue nude male figure stands next tall textured vertical post horizontal support figure leaning arm raised grasping post arm extends outward open hand figure curly hair styled close head serene facial expression downcast eyes naturalistic well-defined torso limbs statue mounted rectangular base photographed dark background showing carved vine- details surface displaying smooth slightly weathered textures