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  1. Bernini captures the emotions remarkably — Apollo’s face is filled with longing and surprise, while Daphne’s features are etched with fear and despair. This emotional portrayal adds a psychological depth to the sculpture, making it a poignant narrative piece as well as a technical marvel.

  2. The sculpture depicts the climax of the story of Apollo and Daphne (Phoebus and Daphne), as written in Ovid's Metamorphoses, wherein the nymph Daphne escapes Apollo's advances by transforming into a laurel tree.

    • Sculpture, Marble
  3. Nov 2, 2023 · Bernini captures the moment of Daphne’s transformation just as Apollo reaches out to grasp Daphne in this iconic sculpture, an ingenious choice that explores themes of love, desire, and metamorphosis.

  4. Feb 18, 2024 · Gian Lorenzo Bernini's sculptural masterpiece, "Apollo and Daphne," tells the tragic story of the pursuit and transformation of the nymph Daphne into a laurel tree to escape the advances of Apollo, the god of music, poetry, and light. The scene frozen in marble captures Apollo reaching out to Daphne just as she begins her transformation.

  5. Jan 8, 2021 · How Bernini captures a story with as much emotion as Apollo and Daphne’s is impressive, especially when we consider how little technology Bernini had at his disposal while he was creating this statue.

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  6. Apr 3, 2019 · Like the Rape of Persephone, in Apollo and Daphne Bernini depicts the most dramatic scene in the story. In a virtuoso feat of craftsmanship Bernini shows Daphne in the process of becoming a tree, with bark creeping over her legs and leaves and branches sprouting out of her fingers.

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