An antique Grand Tour gilt patinated bronze sculpture manufactured in France. The sculpture depicts Apollo Belvedere after the original celebrated marble sculpture from Classical Antiquity by Giovanni Angelo Montorsoli, 1507 to 1563, Firenze. The Apollo is now thought to be an original Roman creation of Hadrianic date though in a Hellenistic style. The distinctively Roman footwear is one reason scholars believe it is not a copy of an original Greek statue. It was rediscovered in central Italy in the late 15th century during the Italian Renaissance and was placed on semi-public display in the Vatican Palace in 1511, where it remains. It is now in the Cortile del Belvedere of the Pio Clementine Museum of the Vatican Museums complex. From the mid 18th century it was considered the greatest ancient sculpture by ardent neoclassicists, and for centuries it epitomized the ideals of aesthetic perfection for Europeans and westernized parts of the world. Mounted on a round shaped base. Circa: late 19th century to early 20th century. Antique European Italian and French Bronze Sculptures, Statues, Figures, And Italian Home Art Decor, and Collectibles.