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Apollo Belvedere
Founder: uncertain (Uncertain)
Bronze statuette after the ancient Roman marble statue of the Apollo Belvedere in the Vatican, Rome.
History note: Commissioned in Rome in 1830 by the donor
Given by Thomas James Ireland, MA
Height: 32.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1854-10-27) by Ireland, Thomas James
19th Century, second quarter#
Production date:
circa
AD 1830
The present bronze bears a close resemblance to statuettes of the Apollo Belvedere produced in Rome in the late 18th century by Giacomo (c. 1731-1785) and Giovanni Zoffoli (c. 1754-1805), such as those now in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (A.12-1974) and Nationalmuseum, Stockholm (NMSk 331). The Zoffoli ran a thriving business, producing small bronze copies of famous works of sculpture for the Grand Tour market. As the present bronze is said to have been commissioned by the donor in Rome in c. 1830, it cannot have been produced by the Zoffoli, as Giacomo had died in 1785 and Giovanni died in 1805.
Core
composed of
plaster
Plinth
Depth 15.3 cm
Height 9.8 cm
Width 15.2 cm
Sculpture
Depth 20.2 cm
Height 32.2 cm
Width 22.3 cm
Casting (process) : Bronze, cast, figure cast separately from circular base.
Accession number: M.4-1854
Primary reference Number: 13807
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_4_1854
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Apollo Belvedere" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/13807 Accessed: 2024-12-23 00:32:55
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