But it’s hard to be a god. In late 2019, the 7-foot-tall, roughly 330-pound marble statue was removed from its niche in the ...

The Vatican’s famous Apollo Belvedere—a marble statue of the Greek god of archery, music and dance—is finally back on public display after a five-year restoration. The seven-foot-tall statue ...

The "Apollo Belvedere" is in fact considered to be a marble copy of a bronze from around 330 BC attributed to Leochares, one of the foremost sculptors of his time. cmk/sbk/giv More related stories ...

The Apollo Belvedere: New Life for a Marble God. The second-century sculpture, often regarded as the epitome of classical beauty, is back on view at the Vatican after a painstaking restoration ...

The seven-foot-tall Apollo Belvedere is thought to be a Roman copy of a Greek statue. Stefano Costantino / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images The Vatican’s famous Apollo Belvedere—a ...

Discovered in 1489 among the ruins of an ancient Roman house, the "Apollo Belvedere" was brought to the Vatican by Pope Julius II. Besides the carbon-fibre rod, the restorers also replaced the ...

The Vatican Museums on Tuesday unveiled the restoration of the celebrated second-century "Apollo Belvedere" sculpture following five years of work. Read Today's Paper Tributes & Notices.

The Vatican Museums on Tuesday unveiled the restoration of the celebrated second-century "Apollo Belvedere" sculpture following five years of work.