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Marble torso of the so-called Apollo Lykeios

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Marble torso of the so-called Apollo Lykeios

Anonymous

130–161 CE
Marble, Island

About This Work

This sculpture is a fragment showing only the chest and abdomen of a male figure. It emphasizes a smooth, athletic build with carefully defined muscular contours typical of classical representations of the gods. The piece is mounted on a stand, highlighting the balanced proportions and subtle curvature of the torso.

The Apollo Lykeios type serves as a foundational aesthetic model for Renaissance Neoplatonists who sought to link physical beauty to divine order. It reflects the classical ideal of proportion and harmony that influenced later esoteric discussions on human symmetry and the microcosm.

Connected Texts

Marsilio Ficino

Ficino's Neoplatonic philosophy centers on the ascent from the beauty of the physical form to the contemplation of divine intellect, which this type of sculpture often exemplified in Renaissance collections.

Provenance & Source

Object

Medium

Marble, Island

GenreAI

mythological

Digital Source

Source

Unknown · Public domain

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