L'Apollo del Belvedere -- male nude -- Apollo pizio -- a calm and poised demeanour -- an exquisite rendition of elegance in action.

Speranza

The most famous statue in the world: the L'Apollo pizio, detto del Belvedere.

This statue is a Roman copy of a Greek original from the 4th century BC. 

 

"L'Apollo pizio, detto del Belvedere" stands in the 'cortile delle statue' of Villa Bel-Vedere (or did).

 

The statue depicts Apollo, just after

he has let fly an arrow that will kill Pitone, a monstrous serpent that

lived near Delphi. 

 

(For this reason, it is also known as 'Apollo pizio').

 

THE WONDER of this is:

 

Apollo is NOTcaptured in a moment of tense activity, as one would suspect.

 

Rather, Apollo maintains a calm and poised demeanour. 

 

Even the folds of his cape, while realistically depicted, are remarkably unruffled. 

 

This statue is an exquisite rendition of elegance in action.