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Relief in gray unglazed clay, depicting Apollo
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Relief in gray unglazed clay, depicting Apollo

c. 1800 - c. 1899 · fired; clay

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Relief in grey fired clay, depicting Apollo, modelled after one of the models for the marble relief in the south-west corner of the gallery of the Paleis-Stadhuis in Amsterdam by Artus Quellinus or his workshop. Standing, nude figure, the right knee slightly bent, the left leg extended. In the left hand a bow, with the right hand drawing an arrow from the quiver hanging on the back behind the left shoulder. A small cloak covers the pubic area and is held up at the level of the stomach. The head is directed downwards to the left, crowned with laurels; sandals on the feet. Behind the figure, a python lies on its back coiling. Behind it, to the right, a lyre. Frame at the top and bottom with an unadorned profile, bottom slightly convex. Right arm missing, as well as a fragment of the fluttering cloak. Crack through the upper right corner and pieces of the frame flaked off.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineReliëf in grijze ongebakken klei, voorstellende Apollo. c. 1800 - c. 1899. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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