# The Belvedere Apollo [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [ANTICO]() - Date: 1451-1500 - Technique: Bronze, partly gilded ## Commentary The Belvedere Apollo c. 1520 Bronze, partly gilded Galleria Franchetti, Ca' d'Oro, Venice Antico was one of the most refined makers of Renaissance bronzes. He was nicknamed l'Antico \("ancient"\) for his skill in producing exquisitely elegant figures inspired by the bronzes of classical antiquity, perfectly modeled and smoothly finished. ## Related artworks - [Bust of a Man]() - [Bust of a Young Man]() - [Bust of a Youth]() - [Cupid Shooting an arrow]() - [Emperor Antoninus Pius \(detail\)]() - [Emperor Antoninus Pius]() - [Equestrian Statuette of Marcus Aurelius]() - [Eros]() - [Gonzaga Vase]() - [Hercules and Antaeus]() - [Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra]() - [Medal Gianfrancesco Gonzaga di Rodigo \(obverse\)]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()