Friday 6 January 2006

Praxiteles - Apollo watching a Lizard


This is a Roman copy of a Hellenistic statue attributed to Praxiteles. It is sometimes called Apollo Sauroctonus (Apollo the lizard killer). I don't see why it is assumed Apollo intends to kill the lizard: catching one is a very difficult task. What else was there to do before TV?

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