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| Keywords: Pietro Francavilla - Apollo Victorious over the Python - Walters 27302.jpg This statue represents the ancient sun-god Apollo's first triumph when at Delphi he slew with his bow and arrows the serpent Python which lies dead at his feet Apollo embodied the ideals of male beauty and heroism A work of this size was certainly intended for a prominent location and this statue probably stood in the courtyard of the Palazzo Salviati in Florence The sculptor's name and the date are inscribed across Apollo's chest Born in Flanders Francavilla moved to Florence where be became a pupil and the principal assistant to the Medici court sculptor Giovanni da Bologna 1529-1608 also from Flanders The elegant pose and elongated proportions of this monumental statue are characteristic of the artful late-Renaissance style known today as Mannerism 1591 Renaissance marble cm 160 5 accession number 27 302 7866 Averardo Salviati Palazzo Salviati Florence ca 1591 by commission Raoul Heilbronner with difficulty from Italy Paris Henry Walters Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters place of origin Florence Italy Walters Art Museum license Renaissance sculpture in the Walters Art Museum Pietro Francavilla Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
