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- Apollo and Daphne is a marble sculpture in the Baroque style, made by Gian Lorenzo Bernini and executed in 1622-1625.
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Apollo and Daphne is a life-sized marble sculpture by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini, which was executed between 1622 and 1625. It is regarded as one of the artistic marvels of the Baroque age.
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Jan 8, 2021 · Gian Lorenzo Bernini was one of the most talented sculptors of the Baroque era. He came known for creating incredibly life-like statues and Apollo and Daphne is not an exception. Its magnificence is only amplified when the story of Apollo and Daphne is considered as well.
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The sculpture was the last of a series of works commissioned by Cardinal Scipione Borghese at the beginning of Bernini’s career. Apollo and Daphne’s sculpture was ordered after Borghese transferred the earlier work of his patronage, Bernini’s Pluto and Persephone, to Cardinal Ludovico Ludovisi. Most of the work was done in 1622-23, but there was a ...
When Phoebus (Apollo), clothed with Cupid’s love arrow, sees Daphne, the daughter of Peneus, the river god, he is amazed at her beauty and absorbed in desire. But Daphne was doomed to Cupid’s repulsive love and denied the love of men. When the Nymph runs away, he ruthlessly pursues her – pleading and promising everything. When her strength is final...
Apollo and Daphne is a complex portrayal of rapid movement. It can be viewed from all angles. Every time you can notice something new in the composition.For example, if you look at the sculpture for the first time, you will see Apollo chasing Daphne. But after a while, you begin to notice the magical transformation of a living being into a tree. In...
Sep 8, 2022 · Even though Apollo and Daphne by Bernini are motionless, certain aspects of the sculpture create a sense of motion and action, such as the positioning of their legs which suggest motion, the manner in which the cloth hangs off Apollo, the flow of Daphne’s tresses, and the positioning of her fingers. As with many of Bernini’s works, he has ...
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- 28 November 1680
- 7 December 1598
- Italian
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.
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.
Feb 18, 2024 · The sculpture depicts the dramatic transformation of Daphne into a laurel tree as she seeks escape from the relentless pursuit of Apollo, the god of music, poetry, and healing.
