Apollo Sauroktonos by Praxiteles
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Apollo Sauroktonos by Praxiteles is a celebrated lost Greek bronze sculpture, known from Roman copies, depicting the youthful god Apollo poised to kill a lizard, and admired for its innovative, graceful portrayal of the deity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Apollo Sauroktonos by Praxiteles canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Apollo Sauroktonos by Praxiteles Context triple: [The Cleveland Apollo (Apollo Sauroktonos) after Praxiteles, basedOn, Apollo Sauroktonos by Praxiteles]
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Cretan Bull
The Cretan Bull is a fearsome mythical bull from Greek mythology that Heracles was tasked with capturing as one of his Twelve Labours.
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Pegasus statue
The Pegasus statue is a famous bronze sculpture of the winged horse set in the gardens of Mirabell Palace in Salzburg, Austria, and is a notable symbol of the site’s baroque charm.
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C.
Charioteer of Delphi
The Charioteer of Delphi is a renowned ancient Greek bronze statue from around 470 BCE, celebrated for its realistic detail and serene expression, and considered a masterpiece of early Classical sculpture.
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D.
Medea statue
The Medea statue is a prominent monument in Batumi, Georgia, depicting the mythological figure Medea holding the Golden Fleece as a symbol of the region’s ancient Colchian heritage.
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E.
Antium kouros
The Antium kouros is an ancient Greek marble statue of a standing nude youth, notable as an early example of the kouros type found at the site of Antium in Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Apollo Sauroktonos by Praxiteles Target entity description: Apollo Sauroktonos by Praxiteles is a celebrated lost Greek bronze sculpture, known from Roman copies, depicting the youthful god Apollo poised to kill a lizard, and admired for its innovative, graceful portrayal of the deity.
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A.
Cretan Bull
The Cretan Bull is a fearsome mythical bull from Greek mythology that Heracles was tasked with capturing as one of his Twelve Labours.
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B.
Pegasus statue
The Pegasus statue is a famous bronze sculpture of the winged horse set in the gardens of Mirabell Palace in Salzburg, Austria, and is a notable symbol of the site’s baroque charm.
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C.
Charioteer of Delphi
The Charioteer of Delphi is a renowned ancient Greek bronze statue from around 470 BCE, celebrated for its realistic detail and serene expression, and considered a masterpiece of early Classical sculpture.
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D.
Medea statue
The Medea statue is a prominent monument in Batumi, Georgia, depicting the mythological figure Medea holding the Golden Fleece as a symbol of the region’s ancient Colchian heritage.
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E.
Antium kouros
The Antium kouros is an ancient Greek marble statue of a standing nude youth, notable as an early example of the kouros type found at the site of Antium in Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Roman-copy-known artwork
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ancient Greek sculpture ⓘ lost bronze sculpture ⓘ |
| action | poised to strike a lizard ⓘ |
| approximateDate |
4th century BCE
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circa 350 BCE ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
important example of Late Classical Greek sculpture known through Roman copies
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key work in reconstructing Praxiteles’ style ⓘ |
| artPeriod | Classical Greek art ⓘ |
| artStyle | Late Classical style ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Praxitelean canon of beauty
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transition toward more relaxed, intimate divine images ⓘ |
| creator | Praxiteles ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Athenian sculpture of the 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| depictionType | full-length standing nude ⓘ |
| depicts |
Apollo
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lizard ⓘ |
| genre | mythological sculpture ⓘ |
| hasCopiesIn |
Cleveland Museum of Art
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Louvre Museum ⓘ Vatican Museums ⓘ |
| iconography |
Apollo about to kill a lizard on a tree trunk
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youthful Apollo leaning toward a tree ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance interest in Praxitelean style
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later Roman copies of Greek originals ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Classical canon of proportions ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Roman bronze copies
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Roman marble copies ⓘ |
| mythologicalRoleOfSubject |
Apollo as hunter
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Apollo as youthful god of beauty ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
graceful contrapposto pose
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innovative portrayal of Apollo as a playful youth ⓘ sensuous surface modeling ⓘ slender, androgynous body type ⓘ |
| originalCulture | Greek ⓘ |
| originalMaterial | bronze ⓘ |
| originalStatus | lost ⓘ |
| portraysAge | adolescent Apollo ⓘ |
| pose | leaning on a tree trunk ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate |
attribution of specific Roman copies to Praxiteles’ original
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identification of certain statues as the original bronze ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
hunting of a small animal
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mythological deity ⓘ |
| theme |
playful divinity
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tension between innocence and violence ⓘ |
| title | Apollo Sauroktonos ⓘ |
| translationOfTitle | Apollo the Lizard-Slayer ⓘ |
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Subject: Apollo Sauroktonos by Praxiteles Description of subject: Apollo Sauroktonos by Praxiteles is a celebrated lost Greek bronze sculpture, known from Roman copies, depicting the youthful god Apollo poised to kill a lizard, and admired for its innovative, graceful portrayal of the deity.
Referenced by (1)
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The Cleveland Apollo (Apollo Sauroktonos) after Praxiteles
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Apollo Sauroktonos by Praxiteles
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