3-079-361 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

C'est l'Apollon du nouvel Opéra, 1870. Tiens, je l'avais pris pour une statue de la Liberté. (First man: That's the Apollo from the new Opera House. Second man: Fancy that, I thought it was a statue of Liberty.) Maquette of nude male torso, an element of "Apollo, Poetry and Music", sculpture by Aimé Millet on the roof of the Opéra Garnier in Paris. Liberty is traditionally depicted as a (usually clothed) woman. From Actualités (News of the day), published in Le Charivari, June 4, 1870.