Apollo Belvedere
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 7/8 x 7 5/8 in. (2.2 x 19.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. Frederic F. Durand, 1930
Accession Number
30.15.49
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold the *Apollo Belvedere*, a 1825 engraving by B. Durand, capturing one of antiquity's most celebrated sculptures. Measuring just 7/8 by 7 5/8 inches, this print reproduces the iconic Vatican marble statue of Apollo, Greek god of music, poetry, and light, poised in dynamic contrapposto with bow in hand. Durand, then a promising 29-year-old engraver in York, honed his craft through such meticulous reproductions of classical masterpieces, bridging European Renaissance ideals with emerging American art. Engraving, Durand's chosen medium, involved incising fine lines into a metal plate with a...
About the Artist
Asher Brown Durand · 1796–1886
Was a principal member of the Hudson River School. American artist; associated with the Hudson River School of landscape painting. Comment on works: Portraits