The Cleveland Apollo: Apollo Sauroktonos (Lizard-Slayer) or Apollo the Python-Slayer
by Praxiteles, -360
Details
- Year
- -360
- Medium
- bronze, copper, and stone inlay
- Size
- Base: 0.5 x 47.3 x 40.7 cm (3/16 x 18 5/8 x 16 in.); Overall: 150 x 50.3 x 66.8 cm (59 1/16 x 19 13/16 x 26 5/16 in.)
Greek (Athenian) artist Praxiteles sculpted Greek work, dating to c. 350–200 BCE. Made from bronze, copper, and stone inlay, it measures Base: 0.5 x 47.3 x 40.7 cm (3/16 x 18 5/8 x 16 in.); Overall: 150 x 50.3 x 66.8 cm (59 1/16 x 19 13/16 x 26 5/16 in.).
It's part of the collection at the Cleveland Museum of Art in Ohio, in the Greek and Roman Art department. The museum offers free admission and makes its collection available through an open-access program with CC0 images.
