Artist · Greek and Roman Antiquity
Apollonius of Athens
Greek · active 1st century BCE · born Athens
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Apollonius, son of Nestor, an Athenian, carved his name prominently on the base of the Belvedere Torso, but no ancient writer mentions him. He probably worked for Roman patrons in the 1st century BCE, making marble versions of earlier Hellenistic statues. The seated, twisting Torso, known in Rome since the 1430s, was studied closely by Michelangelo and shaped his muscular figure style. The bronze Boxer at Rest in Rome has also been attributed to him, though this is debated.
