Apollo and Daphne is a life-sized marble sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, carved between 1622 and 1625 and held today in the Borghese Museum in Rome. It captures the climactic instant of the myth in which the nymph Daphne, fleeing the god Apollo's pursuit, is transformed into a laurel tree even as he reaches to catch her, her fingers and hair already sprouting leaves and bark. Regarded as arguably the most influential sculptural treatment of the story ever made, it is celebrated for carving so fine, in the tree's twigs and leaves, that it has astonished viewers since it was first unveiled, and it is generally credited with inaugurating the Baroque style in sculpture.
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Year CreatedExecuted 1622-1625 per Wikipedia; 1625 recorded as completion year. LocationGalleria Borghese, Rome 1 Primary Material Current UseMuseum display, Galleria Borghese 1 Visitor AccessOn public display in the Galleria Borghese museum 1 Connections
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1. Apollo and Daphne (Bernini) (Wikipedia)
WikipediaWikipedia, Apollo and Daphne (Bernini), opening sentence
Apollo and Daphne is a life-sized marble sculpture by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini, which was executed between 1622 and 1625.
Wikipedia, Apollo and Daphne (Bernini), second sentence
The statue is housed in the Galleria Borghese in Rome, along with several other examples of the artist's most important early works.
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Apollo and Daphne is a life-sized marble sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, carved between 1622 and 1625 and held today in the Borghese Museum in Rome.
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