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| Keywords: Italian - Apollino - Walters 541691 - View A.jpg The original ancient marble statue depicting the Greco-Roman sun god is called the Apollino little Apollo or Medici Apollo and is now in the Uffizi Museum in Florence Probably an adaptation of a work by the famed Greek sculptor Praxiteles it was first recorded as being in the Villa Medici in Rome in 1704 and was taken to Florence in 1769 Due to its fame this statue was frequently copied throughout the 18th century especially in bronze It was known as one of the prime examples depicting the perfect proportions of the human body century 18 bronze cm 151 2 accession number 54 1691 5977 Jacques Seligmann date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Emil Rey as agent Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1904 place of origin Italy Walters Art Museum license Baroque paintings in the Walters Art Museum Italian art in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
