Bernini’s sculpture Apollo and Daphne
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Bernini’s sculpture Apollo and Daphne is a renowned Baroque marble masterpiece depicting the climactic moment from Ovid’s Metamorphoses when the nymph Daphne transforms into a laurel tree to escape the god Apollo.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apollo and Daphne (Bernini) | 1 |
| Bernini sculptures in Galleria Borghese | 1 |
| Bernini’s Apollo and Daphne | 1 |
| Bernini’s sculpture Apollo and Daphne canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque artwork
ⓘ
marble sculpture ⓘ mythological sculpture ⓘ |
| artHistoricalPeriod | Italian Baroque ⓘ |
| artisticSignificance |
key masterpiece of Bernini’s early career
ⓘ
landmark of Baroque sculpture ⓘ |
| co-designer | Giuliano Finelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionContext | commissioned for the Villa Borghese in Rome ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Cardinal Scipione Borghese ⓘ |
| completionYear | 1625 ⓘ |
| completionYearApproximate | 1624–1625 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creationPeriod | 1622–1625 ⓘ |
| creator | Gian Lorenzo Bernini ⓘ |
| currentCity | Rome ⓘ |
| currentCountry | Italy ⓘ |
| currentLocation | Galleria Borghese ⓘ |
| depicts |
Apollo
ⓘ
Daphne ⓘ |
| depictsEvent | Daphne’s transformation into a laurel tree ⓘ |
| genre | mythological ⓘ |
| height | approximately 243 cm ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Ovid’s Metamorphoses ⓘ |
| literarySource |
Ovid’s Metamorphoses
ⓘ
surface form:
Metamorphoses
|
| literarySourceAuthor | Ovid ⓘ |
| material | marble ⓘ |
| movement | Baroque ⓘ |
| museumCollection | Galleria Borghese collection ⓘ |
| narrativeMoment | climactic instant of Daphne’s transformation ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
detailed rendering of hair and foliage
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dramatic facial expressions ⓘ dynamic diagonal composition ⓘ illusion of movement ⓘ |
| patron | Scipione Borghese ⓘ |
| placeOfCreation | Rome ⓘ |
| relatedMythologicalFigure | Cupid ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByArtist |
David (Bernini sculpture)
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The Rape of Proserpina ⓘ |
| startYearApproximate | 1622 ⓘ |
| subjectOrigin | Greek and Roman mythology ⓘ |
| symbol |
laurel tree
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laurel wreath ⓘ |
| theme |
chastity
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metamorphosis ⓘ pursuit and escape ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| viewingAngle | designed to be viewed in the round ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bernini sculptures in Galleria Borghese
subject surface form:
Scipione Borghese
this entity surface form:
Bernini’s Apollo and Daphne
this entity surface form:
Apollo and Daphne (Bernini)