Head of Apollo
Object Details
- Artist
- Giuseppe Longhi, Italian, 1766–1831
- Catalogue Status
- Research in Progress
- Description
- Drawing of the head of Apollo, the Greek and Roman god of the sun, light, music, prophecy, healing, and poetry, from a classical statue. His head, containing thick, curly hair, is facing one-quarter right and tilted slightly downward. The drawing is rendered by means of cross-hatching.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Grafton H. Pyne
- 1790–1830
- Accession Number
- 1948-118-73
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- figures
- Object Name
- Drawing
- Type
- Drawing
- Medium
- Color pencil on cream paper
- Dimensions
- 29.4 × 21 cm (11 9/16 × 8 1/4 in.)
- made in
- Italy
- See more items in
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
- Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Record ID
- chndm_1948-118-73
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4aaaff72a-b733-4e58-885b-cbdbb3014f29
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