Apollo Belvedere – Scale 1:10

Apollon Belvedere.

Apollo Belvedere is one of the most famous classical statues in European art history. The Vatican Museums state that the sculpture was discovered in Rome in 1489, later acquired by Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere, and moved to the Vatican after he became Pope Julius II, where it is documented in the Belvedere from 1508.

The statue is generally understood as a Roman marble copy of a lost Greek original, often attributed to the Greek sculptor Leochares. The Vatican also notes that the sculpture became especially celebrated through the art historian J. J. Winckelmann, who regarded it as one of antiquity’s highest artistic ideals.

Apollo is the Greek god associated with, among other things, music, poetry, prophecy, order, and protection, which helps explain why the figure became such a strong symbol of classical beauty and harmony. SMK’s own page also notes that Apollon is associated with music and protection against evil.

Credit
Source model from SMK Open / Statens Museum for Kunst, artwork reference KAS353.
This upload is a redistribution of an open museum 3D scan. I do not claim authorship of the original artwork or the original museum scan.

Print note
This version is scaled to 1:10. The original sculpure is 232 centimeters high. Depending on your printer and orientation, supports may be helpful, especially around extended details. Larger prints will preserve more of the sculptural detail from the original scan.

This model is based on the SMK Open 3D scan of Apollon Belvedere (KAS353) from Statens Museum for Kunst / SMK. The source work is listed by SMK as a statue in their collection, and SMK makes its open 3D material available for free use. This upload is shared as a printable version in 1:10 scale for makers, teachers, students, and lovers of classical art.

This upload is a redistribution of an open museum 3D scan from SMK Open. I do not claim authorship of the original artwork or the original museum scan.  Statens Museum for Kunst. Link to museum page: Apollon Belvedere, Ukendt | SMK Open