Caption

Apollo citharaedus in the Capitoline Museums, photograph, page, Rome, c. 1850 - in or before 1860, photographer, paper, albumen print, height 141 mm x width 97 mm, Photo after page 16., piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture, (story of) Apollo (Phoebus), Capitoline Museums, A sepia-toned photograph shows a classical marble statue of a nude male figure standing on a rectangular base, one arm raised to touch his head and the other resting on a large lyre beside him draped with cloth. The statue displays a leaf covering at the groin and detailed hair and facial features, with a muscular torso and legs. At the lyre's side, a sculpted animal with a long neck and open mouth rises upward, its front paws on the base near the figure's feet. The background is dark and textured, and the image has a light border around the edges.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B00_231

License type

Rights managed

Available size

39.8Mb (6.6Mb) / 10.6in x 14.6in / 3169 x 4391 (300dpi)

Keywords

Apollo citharaedus Capitoline Museums photograph page Rome c 1850 - 1860 photographer paper albumen print height 141 mm x width 97 mm Photo page 16 piece sculpture reproduction story of Apollo Phoebus sepia-toned photograph classical marble statue nude male figure standing rectangular base arm raised touch head resting large lyre beside draped cloth statue displays leaf covering groin detailed hair facial features muscular torso legs lyre's side sculpted animal long neck open mouth rises upward front paws base near figure's feet background dark textured image light border edges