Apollo Sauroktonos by Praxiteles

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Roman-copy-known artwork ancient Greek sculpture lost bronze sculpture

Apollo Sauroktonos by Praxiteles is a celebrated lost Greek bronze sculpture, known from Roman copies, depicting the youthful god Apollo poised to kill a lizard, and admired for its innovative, graceful portrayal of the deity.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Roman-copy-known artwork ⓘ ancient Greek sculpture ⓘ lost bronze sculpture ⓘ
action	poised to strike a lizard ⓘ
approximateDate	4th century BCE ⓘ circa 350 BCE ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance	important example of Late Classical Greek sculpture known through Roman copies ⓘ key work in reconstructing Praxiteles’ style ⓘ
artPeriod	Classical Greek art ⓘ
artStyle	Late Classical style ⓘ
associatedWith	Praxitelean canon of beauty NERFINISHED ⓘ transition toward more relaxed, intimate divine images ⓘ
creator	Praxiteles NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalContext	Athenian sculpture of the 4th century BCE ⓘ
depictionType	full-length standing nude ⓘ
depicts	Apollo NERFINISHED ⓘ lizard ⓘ
genre	mythological sculpture ⓘ
hasCopiesIn	Cleveland Museum of Art NERFINISHED ⓘ Louvre Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ Vatican Museums NERFINISHED ⓘ
iconography	Apollo about to kill a lizard on a tree trunk ⓘ youthful Apollo leaning toward a tree ⓘ
influenced	Renaissance interest in Praxitelean style ⓘ later Roman copies of Greek originals ⓘ
influencedBy	Classical canon of proportions ⓘ
knownFrom	Roman bronze copies ⓘ Roman marble copies ⓘ
mythologicalRoleOfSubject	Apollo as hunter ⓘ Apollo as youthful god of beauty ⓘ
notableFeature	graceful contrapposto pose ⓘ innovative portrayal of Apollo as a playful youth ⓘ sensuous surface modeling ⓘ slender, androgynous body type ⓘ
originalCulture	Greek ⓘ
originalMaterial	bronze ⓘ
originalStatus	lost ⓘ
portraysAge	adolescent Apollo NERFINISHED ⓘ
pose	leaning on a tree trunk ⓘ
scholarlyDebate	attribution of specific Roman copies to Praxiteles’ original ⓘ identification of certain statues as the original bronze ⓘ
subjectMatter	hunting of a small animal ⓘ mythological deity ⓘ
theme	playful divinity ⓘ tension between innocence and violence ⓘ
title	Apollo Sauroktonos NERFINISHED ⓘ
translationOfTitle	Apollo the Lizard-Slayer NERFINISHED ⓘ

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The Cleveland Apollo (Apollo Sauroktonos) after Praxiteles → basedOn → Apollo Sauroktonos by Praxiteles ⓘ