Late 6th century BC painted terracotta Etruscan statue of Apollo, 510–500 BCE
The Apollo of Veii is a life-size painted terracotta Etruscan statue of Aplu (Apollo), designed to be placed at the highest part of a temple. The statue was discovered in the Portonaccio sanctuary of ancient Veii, Latium, in what is now central Italy, and dates from c. 510-500 BCE. It was created in the so-called "international" Ionic or late-archaic Etruscan style.
Apollo di Veio - Santuario di Portonaccio - Museo di Villa Giulia. The Apollo of Veii is a life-size painted terracotta Etruscan statue of Aplu (Apollo), designed to be placed at the highest part of a temple. The statue was discovered in the Portonaccio sanctuary of ancient Veii, Latium, in what is now central Italy, and dates from c. 510-500 BCE.
In 1920, photos of the Apollo were first released to the Italian public by the director of the Museo Villa Giulia. At that time, the popular belief was that Etruscan art was merely a primitive and less-polished derivative of the Greeks. Reception →
The statue was probably made by Vulca, an Etruscan artist who was also responsible for the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus, according to Pliny. He is the only Etruscan artist known by name. Creator →
Although excavations had occurred at Veii as early as the mid-1600s, work on the sanctuary itself began in 1914. It was sponsored by the Museo Villa Giulia and the Soprintendenza dell'Etruria Meridionale (Superintendency of Southern Etruria), and led by archaeologists Antonio Maria Colini, Ettore Gabrici, Guilio Giglioli, and Enrico Stefani. Excavation & Restoration →
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Museo nazionale etrusco di Villa Giulia. The Apollo of Veii is a life-size painted terracotta Etruscan statue of Aplu (Apollo), designed to be placed at the highest part of a temple. The statue was discovered in the Portonaccio sanctuary of ancient Veii, Latium, in what is now central Italy, and dates from c. 510-500 BCE.
In 1920, photos of the Apollo were first released to the Italian public by the director of the Museo Villa Giulia. At that time, the popular belief was that Etruscan art was merely a primitive and less-polished derivative of the Greeks. Reception →
The statue was probably made by Vulca, an Etruscan artist who was also responsible for the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus, according to Pliny. He is the only Etruscan artist known by name. Creator →
Although excavations had occurred at Veii as early as the mid-1600s, work on the sanctuary itself began in 1914. It was sponsored by the Museo Villa Giulia and the Soprintendenza dell'Etruria Meridionale (Superintendency of Southern Etruria), and led by archaeologists Antonio Maria Colini, Ettore Gabrici, Guilio Giglioli, and Enrico Stefani. Excavation & Restoration →
Decorazione fittile del santuario di portonaccio, 510-500 ac ca, acroteri, apollo 02
Museo nazionale etrusco di Villa Giulia. The Apollo of Veii is a life-size painted terracotta Etruscan statue of Aplu (Apollo), designed to be placed at the highest part of a temple. The statue was discovered in the Portonaccio sanctuary of ancient Veii, Latium, in what is now central Italy, and dates from c. 510-500 BCE.
In 1920, photos of the Apollo were first released to the Italian public by the director of the Museo Villa Giulia. At that time, the popular belief was that Etruscan art was merely a primitive and less-polished derivative of the Greeks. Reception →
The statue was probably made by Vulca, an Etruscan artist who was also responsible for the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus, according to Pliny. He is the only Etruscan artist known by name. Creator →
Although excavations had occurred at Veii as early as the mid-1600s, work on the sanctuary itself began in 1914. It was sponsored by the Museo Villa Giulia and the Soprintendenza dell'Etruria Meridionale (Superintendency of Southern Etruria), and led by archaeologists Antonio Maria Colini, Ettore Gabrici, Guilio Giglioli, and Enrico Stefani. Excavation & Restoration →
Decorazione fittile del santuario di portonaccio, 510-500 ac ca, acroteri, apollo 04
Museo nazionale etrusco di Villa Giulia. The Apollo of Veii is a life-size painted terracotta Etruscan statue of Aplu (Apollo), designed to be placed at the highest part of a temple. The statue was discovered in the Portonaccio sanctuary of ancient Veii, Latium, in what is now central Italy, and dates from c. 510-500 BCE.
In 1920, photos of the Apollo were first released to the Italian public by the director of the Museo Villa Giulia. At that time, the popular belief was that Etruscan art was merely a primitive and less-polished derivative of the Greeks. Reception →
The statue was probably made by Vulca, an Etruscan artist who was also responsible for the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus, according to Pliny. He is the only Etruscan artist known by name. Creator →
Although excavations had occurred at Veii as early as the mid-1600s, work on the sanctuary itself began in 1914. It was sponsored by the Museo Villa Giulia and the Soprintendenza dell'Etruria Meridionale (Superintendency of Southern Etruria), and led by archaeologists Antonio Maria Colini, Ettore Gabrici, Guilio Giglioli, and Enrico Stefani. Excavation & Restoration →
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This is a photo of a monument which is part of cultural heritage of Italy. This monument participates in the contest Wiki Loves Monuments Italia 2017. The Apollo of Veii is a life-size painted terracotta Etruscan statue of Aplu (Apollo), designed to be placed at the highest part of a temple. The statue was discovered in the Portonaccio sanctuary of ancient Veii, Latium, in what is now central Italy, and dates from c. 510-500 BCE.
In 1920, photos of the Apollo were first released to the Italian public by the director of the Museo Villa Giulia. At that time, the popular belief was that Etruscan art was merely a primitive and less-polished derivative of the Greeks. Reception →
The statue was probably made by Vulca, an Etruscan artist who was also responsible for the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus, according to Pliny. He is the only Etruscan artist known by name. Creator →
Although excavations had occurred at Veii as early as the mid-1600s, work on the sanctuary itself began in 1914. It was sponsored by the Museo Villa Giulia and the Soprintendenza dell'Etruria Meridionale (Superintendency of Southern Etruria), and led by archaeologists Antonio Maria Colini, Ettore Gabrici, Guilio Giglioli, and Enrico Stefani. Excavation & Restoration →
Terracotta statues from temple of Apollo, Veii. The Apollo of Veii is a life-size painted terracotta Etruscan statue of Aplu (Apollo), designed to be placed at the highest part of a temple. The statue was discovered in the Portonaccio sanctuary of ancient Veii, Latium, in what is now central Italy, and dates from c. 510-500 BCE.
In 1920, photos of the Apollo were first released to the Italian public by the director of the Museo Villa Giulia. At that time, the popular belief was that Etruscan art was merely a primitive and less-polished derivative of the Greeks. Reception →
The statue was probably made by Vulca, an Etruscan artist who was also responsible for the Temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus, according to Pliny. He is the only Etruscan artist known by name. Creator →
Although excavations had occurred at Veii as early as the mid-1600s, work on the sanctuary itself began in 1914. It was sponsored by the Museo Villa Giulia and the Soprintendenza dell'Etruria Meridionale (Superintendency of Southern Etruria), and led by archaeologists Antonio Maria Colini, Ettore Gabrici, Guilio Giglioli, and Enrico Stefani. Excavation & Restoration →
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