Apollo and Daphne
Item
- Title
- Apollo and Daphne
- Rights
- The National Gallery, London, England. Creative Commons.
- Creator
- Piero del Pollaiuolo (1441-1496)
- Date
- 1470-80
- Description
- The god Apollo chases after the nymph Daphne in the midst of an empty field. Just as he reaches her, arms surrounding her middle, she is transformed into a tree. Her arms extend upward, mid-transformation into branches.
- Format
- Painting. Oil on wood. 29.5 x 20 cm.
- Publisher
- The National Gallery.
- Contributor
- Mckenzi Monical
- Identifier
- The National Gallery. NG928.
- Subject
- Italian Renaissance; Apollo; Daphne; chase; transformation; Greek myth; Roman myth.
- Source
- Jpeg file. The National Gallery. 10/22/2023.
- https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/piero-del-pollaiuolo-apollo-and-daphne
- Site pages
- Male Divinity and Abduction
- Media
Apollo and Daphne