The original, dating to 325 BC, is attributed to Leochares, the legendary Greek sculptor renowned for his work on the Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient ...
The statue, executed by Giovanni Angelo Montorsoli, is a Roman copy of an original bronze statue created by the Greek sculptor Leochares between 330 and 320 BCE. It shows the god having just shot ...