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Engraving of Apollo as the sun god drawing a bow, with a winged angel above and a lion in a circular band below.

Sol: Apollo as the Sun god with bow and arrow, after Raphael

An engraved print shows a nude male figure, Apollo as the sun, drawing a bow with a radiant sun disc behind his head, while a winged angel above gazes upward. A circular zodiac-like band with a lion appears below, and the Latin caption reads Sol.

Artist
Raphael
Date
[1695]
Medium
Intaglio prints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3063 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1695.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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