The "Apollo" is now thought to be an original Roman re-creation of Hadrianic date ("ca." 120–140). The distinctively Roman foot-wear is one reason scholars believe it is not a copy of an original Greek statue. It was rediscovered in central Italy in the late 15th century during the Italian Renaissance and was placed on semi-public display in the Vatican Palace in 1511, where it remains. It is now in the "Cortile del Belvedere" of the Pio-Clementine Museum of the Vatican Museums complex.