The marble statue of "Apollo Belvedere" at the Vatican Museum on its return on display following its restoration, at the Vatican, on October 15, 2024. Photo: Andreas Solaro/AFP via Getty Images.

The Apollo Belvedere is displayed at the Pio-Clementine Museum on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (photo: Julia Cassell/EWTN News / EWTN) Kristina Millare/CNA News October 16, 2024 ...

The sculpture represents Apollo, the god of the Sun, armed with a bow, a symbol of his power. It was first restored in 1532, and the missing forearms and hands were added.

Vatican unveils restored 'Apollo Belvedere', Roman marble masterpiece By Joshua McElwee October 15, 202412:43 PM PDTUpdated October 15, 2024 ...

RESTORED. A view of the ‘Apollo Belvedere’ statue after it was unveiled after restoration at the Vatican Museums at the Vatican, October 15, 2024. Photo by Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters ...

The seven-foot-tall Apollo Belvedere is thought to be a Roman copy of a Greek statue. Stefano Costantino / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images The Vatican’s famous Apollo Belvedere—a ...

The "Apollo Belvedere" is in fact considered to be a marble copy of a bronze from around 330 BC attributed to Leochares, one of the foremost sculptors of his time. cmk/sbk/giv ...

The restoration of Apollo Belvedere, directed by the Vatican Museums’ Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, faced several challenges before its official unveiling on Oct. 15, including the ...

The Vatican Museums on Tuesday unveiled the restoration of the celebrated second-century "Apollo Belvedere" sculpture following five years of work. Once considered to epitomise classical Western ...