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Engraving of a nude marble-like statue of Apollo with a serpent-wrapped tree stump, while a seated man in a cap sketches in the lower right corner.

The Apollo Belvedere, Plate 3 from Three Famous Antique Sculptures

An engraving of a nude male statue standing in contrapposto, one arm extended and a drapery falling from the raised arm, beside a tree trunk entwined with a serpent. A seated draftsman in a cap sketches at the lower right, within a shaded architectural setting.

Artist
Hendrick Goltzius
Date
c. 1592, printed c. 1617
Medium
Engraving in black on cream laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2248 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1622).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hixon Glore Fund in memory of Robert Hixon Glore, Jr.

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