The ''Apollo Barberini'' is a 1st– or 2nd-century Roman sculpture of
Apollo Citharoedus
An Apollo Citharoedus, or Apollo Citharede, is a statue or other image of Apollo with a cithara (lyre).
Notable examples Vatican
Among the best-known examples is the ''Apollo Citharoedus'', also known as Apollo Musagetes ("Apollo, Leader of the ...
. It is named after the
Barberini
The House of Barberini is a family of the Italian nobility that rose to prominence in the 17th century Rome. Their influence peaked with the election of Cardinal Maffeo Barberini to the papal throne in 1623, as Pope Urban VIII. Their urban pal ...
who acquired it. It is now held in the
Munich Glyptothek (Inv. 211).
See also
Other items from the Barberini collections:
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Barberini Faun
The life-size ancient but much restored marble statue known as the ''Barberini Faun'', ''Fauno Barberini'' or ''Drunken Satyr'' is now in the Glyptothek in Munich, Germany. A faun is the Roman equivalent of a Greek satyr. In Greek mythology, s ...
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Portland Vase
The Portland Vase is a Roman glass, Roman cameo glass vase, which is dated between AD 1 and AD 25, though low BC dates have some scholarly support. It is the best known piece of Roman cameo glass and has served as an inspiration to many glass an ...
Sources
Linda Jones Roccos, "Apollo Palatinus: The Augustan Apollo on the Sorrento Base", ''American Journal of Archaeology'', Vol. 93, No. 4 (Oct., 1989), pp. 571-588
Sculptures of Apollo
Barberini collection
Roman copies of Greek sculptures
Archaeological discoveries in Italy
Sculptures of musical instruments
Musical sculptures
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