The Apollo Belvedere—chiseled in the second century, excavated from a ruin over a millennium later, and installed at the ...

For centuries, the stark white marble statues of ancient Greece and Rome have stood as timeless symbols of classical beauty.

The Vatican Museums on Tuesday unveiled the restoration of the celebrated second-century "Apollo Belvedere" sculpture following five years of work. Once considered to epitomise classical Western ...

A picture taken on October 15th, 2024 shows the marble statue of Apollo Belvedere at the Vatican Museums upon its return on display following five-year-long restoration work. Photo by Andreas SOLARO / ...

The second-century sculpture, often regarded as the epitome of classical beauty, is back on view at the Vatican after a painstaking restoration aimed at preserving the statue’s stability and ...

Once considered to epitomise classical Western ideals of beauty, the 2.24-metre-high (seven-feet-tall) marble statue shows the Greek god of medicine and poetry in motion, his left arm having just ...