Apollino of the Villa Medici, c. 1775/1820

West Building, Main Floor — West Sculpture Hall

Medium

bronze and marble

Dimensions

overall: 140 x 49.7 x 34 cm (55 1/8 x 19 9/16 x 13 3/8 in.)
gross weight: 113.853 kg (251 lb.)

Credit Line

Samuel H. Kress Collection

Accession Number

1952.5.94

Artists / Makers

Francesco Righetti (sculptor) Roman, 1749 - 1819

Image Use

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Provenance

Sylvain Guiraud, Paris. (Duveen Brothers, Inc., London, New York, and Paris). Acquired 1949 by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, New York;[1] gift 1952 to NGA.

[1] Provenance according to Ulrich Middeldorf, Complete Catalogue of the Samuel H. Kress Collection: European Sculptures XIV-XIX Century, London and New York, 1976: 83.

Associated Names

Duveen Brothers, Inc.
Guiraud, Sylvain
Kress Foundation, Samuel H.

Bibliography

1951: Paintings and Sculpture from the Kress Collection Acquired by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation 1945-1951. Introduction by John Walker, text by William E. Suida. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1951: 244, no. 109, repro., as Apollo of Lycia by Elia Candido.

1959: Paintings and Sculpture from the Samuel H. Kress Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1959: 435, repro., as Apollo of Lycia by Elia Candido.

1965: Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 147, as Apollo of Lycia by Elia Candido.

1968: National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 131, repro., as Apollo of Lycia by Elia Candido.

1976: Middeldorf, Ulrich. Sculptures from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: European Schools XIV-XIX Century. London, 1976: 83.

1994: Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 194, repro.