Apollo of Veii
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Apollo of Veii is a life-sized, brightly painted terracotta statue from around 510–500 BCE that exemplifies the dynamic style and religious sculpture of Etruscan art.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apollo of Veii canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Etruscan sculpture
ⓘ
ancient artwork ⓘ archaeological artifact ⓘ religious sculpture ⓘ terracotta statue ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Apulu di Veio
ⓘ
Vulca of Veii ⓘ
surface form:
Apulu of Veii
|
| artMovement | Etruscan art ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Temple of Apollo at Veii
ⓘ
surface form:
Portonaccio sanctuary at Veii
|
| associatedWithDeity | Apollo ⓘ |
| associatedWithSite | Portonaccio Temple ⓘ |
| category |
Archaic period sculpture
ⓘ
Etruscan terracotta sculpture ⓘ |
| coloration | brightly painted ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| culture | Etruscan civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentCity | Rome ⓘ |
| currentLocation | National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation | circa 510–500 BCE ⓘ |
| depicts | Apollo ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | archaeologists at Veii ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 1910s ⓘ |
| feature |
Archaic smile
ⓘ
almond-shaped eyes ⓘ elaborate drapery ⓘ forward-striding pose ⓘ outstretched arms ⓘ |
| function | roof sculpture ⓘ |
| height | life-sized ⓘ |
| iconography |
clothed figure
ⓘ
striding male deity ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ancient Greek sculpture
ⓘ
surface form:
Greek Archaic sculpture
|
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| madeFor |
Temple of Apollo at Veii
ⓘ
surface form:
Etruscan temple at Veii
|
| material | terracotta ⓘ |
| originalPlacement | temple roof ridge ⓘ |
| period | late 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| placeOfDiscovery | Portonaccio sanctuary ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Veii ⓘ |
| region | Latium ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Etruscan religion ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of polychrome terracotta statuary
ⓘ
key work for understanding Etruscan religion ⓘ major example of Etruscan temple sculpture ⓘ |
| style |
Archaic
ⓘ
dynamic ⓘ |
| subjectHeading | Apollo of Veii self-link ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.