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Apollo Pursues Daphne, Story of Apollo and Daphne, print, Series number, 3, 4, Apollo pursues the fleeing Daphne. Apollo was struck by Cupid's golden arrow, which ignites love, and Daphne by Cupid's lead arrow, which drives love away. In the background on the left, the river god Peneus, Daphne's father. On the right, Apollo and Daphne during her metamorphosis into a laurel tree. Italian text in two columns in the bottom margin. Numbered bottom right: 3., printmaker: Master of the Dice, Italy, after design by Baldassare Peruzzi, c. 1530 - c. 1560, Master of the Dice, Baldassare Peruzzi, printmaker, after design by, paper, engraving, intaglio printmaking technique, engraving with plate tone, height 241 mm x width 181 mm, This print is part of a series of four prints depicting the story of Apollo and Daphne., Daphne changed into a laurel-tree: while fleeing from Apollo, Daphne is changed into a laurel-tree by her father Peneus (Ovid, Metamorphoses I 548), Apollo pursuing the nymph Daphne (as yet not metamorphosed), A monochrome engraving shows two partially draped figures in motion across a natural landscape, the nearer figure reaching forward with flowing hair and arms raised while the trailing figure extends a hand toward the other's hair and wears a draped cloth over a shoulder, a quiver or bundle visible at the hip. In the background there are rocky outcrops, trees and shrubs, a winding path and distant hills beneath a sky with streaked shading and scattered cloud forms. To the right, smaller figures appear among vegetation, one carrying a bundle or branch, and the ground beneath the figures is detailed with textured grass, stones and roots. The image is composed with fine line work and hatching to create form and shading.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B37_264

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

37.2Mo (10.6Mo) / 26.6cm x 35.1cm / 3138 x 4142 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Apollo Pursues Daphne Story Apollo Daphne print Series number 3 4 Apollo pursues fleeing Daphne was struck Cupid's golden arrow ignites love Cupid's lead arrow drives love away background left river god Peneus Daphne's father right metamorphosis laurel tree Italian text two columns bottom margin Numbered bottom right printmaker Master Dice Italy design Baldassare Peruzzi c 1530 - c 1560 paper engraving intaglio printmaking technique plate tone height 241 mm x width 181 mm part series four prints depicting story Daphne changed laurel-tree fleeing changed father Peneus Ovid Metamorphoses I 548 Apollo pursuing nymph Daphne yet metamorphosed monochrome engraving two partially draped figures motion across natural landscape nearer figure reaching forward flowing hair arms raised trailing figure extends hand s hair wears draped cloth shoulder quiver bundle visible hip rocky outcrops trees shrubs winding path distant hills beneath sky streaked shading scattered cloud forms smaller figures vegetation carrying bundle branch ground beneath detailed textured grass stones roots image composed fine line work hatching create form shading