The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of August 13, 2022

Athlete or Apollo

probably 100-1 BC

Greece, Macedonia (?), probably 1st Century BC

Bronze with silver inlays

Overall: 30.8 x 9 cm (12 1/8 x 3 9/16 in.)

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1927.170

Location

102C Greek

Description

This bronze statuette depicts a nude male, perhaps a young athlete or the youthful god Apollo. Lost to time are objects he would have held in his hands, perhaps a bow and arrow. The weight-shift stance of the youth recalls the style of Praxiteles, master sculptor of the 4th century BC.

Citations
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1928. Reproduced: p. 79 archive.org
The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 22 archive.org
Carter, Martha L. Classical Art. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1961. Mentioned and reproduced: p. 5; Plate 9 archive.org
Exhibition history

The Silver Jubilee Exhibition. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-September 28, 1941).

Juxtapositions. The Cleveland Museum of Art (September 11-October 10, 1965).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1927.170