IN PHOTOS: Vatican unveils restored 'Apollo Belvedere'

Vatican Museums unveils ‘iconic statue’ Apollo Belvedere after years of restoration work

The Apollo Belvedere is displayed at the Pio-Clementine Museum on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. / Credit: Julia Cassell/EWTN News Vatican City, Oct 16, 2024 / 14:15 pm (CNA). The Vatican Museums this week unveiled one of its most celebrated acquisiti... [...]

Vatican Museums unveils ‘iconic statue’ Apollo Belvedere

The Apollo Belvedere is displayed at the Pio-Clementine Museum on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. / Credit: Julia Cassell/EWTN News Vatican City, Oct 16, 2024 / 14:15 pm (CNA). The Vatican Museums this week unveiled one of its most celebrated acquisitions, the “Apollo Belvedere,” after years of intensive restoration work by Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums (PAVM) on the ancient marble statue.Following the discovery of the statue in Rome in 14…

Vatican Museums Unveils ‘Iconic Statue’ Apollo Belvedere After Years of Restoration Work

Julia Cassell/EWTN News The Apollo Belvedere is displayed at the Pio-Clementine Museum on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. The restoration of Apollo Belvedere faced several challenges before its official unveiling on Oct. 15, including the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

IN PHOTOS: Vatican unveils restored 'Apollo Belvedere'

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican Museums unveiled on Tuesday, October 15, a restoration of one of the crown jewels of their collection, a second-century marble sculpture of the Greek god Apollo that has inspired generations of artists and poets. UNVEILED. The ‘Apollo Belvedere’ statue is unveiled after restoration at the Vatican Museums at the Vatican, October 15, 2024. Restoration experts spent years working on the “Apollo Belvedere,” repairing frac…

Vatican unveils ‘iconic statue’ after years of restoration work

The Vatican Museums this week unveiled one of its most celebrated acquisitions, the Apollo Belvedere, after years of intensive restoration work by Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums (PAVM) on the ancient marble statue. Source: CNA.

Restored “Apollo Belvedere” Back on Public View at the Vatican Museums

On Tuesday, the restoration of one of the Vatican Museums’ most prized artworks was unveiled. The Apollo Belvedere is a marble sculpture of the eponymous Greek god dating back to the 2nd century CE. The statue, executed by Giovanni Angelo Montorsoli, is a Roman copy of an original bronze statue created by the Greek sculptor Leochares between 330 and 320 BCE. It shows the god having just shot an arrow and is known for its slight figure and deli…