Restored 'Apollo Belvedere' marble back on show in the Vatican
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 let fly an arrow from his bow.
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People walk on the Bramante Staircase at the Vatican Museums (Musei Vaticani),in Vatican City, on October 15, 2024. (Credit: AFP)
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VATICAN - 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