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Daphne, the beautiful nymph and follower of the chaste goddess Diana, was pursued by the sun god Apollo, who had been struck by Cupid's golden arrow of love. Fleeing Apollo, Daphne reached her father, the river god Peneus, seen here at left.
Painted between 1755 and 1760, Apollo Pursuing Daphne is a mythological painting by Italian Rococo artist Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. Analysis of Tiepolo’s Apollo Pursuing Daphne. Apollo, the god of poetry, wisdom, and archery, was shot by a golden arrow, and Daphne, the woodland nymph, with a lead arrow by an offended Eros.
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Apollo and Daphne. c. 1759 Ferdinando Gregori (Italian, 1743–1804) After a drawing by Ranieri Allegranti (Italian, active 1733–1781) Copied after a painting of 1741 by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian (active Venice, Udine, Würzburg, and Madrid) 1696–1770) Object Details. Titles: Apollo and Daphne. Apollo e Dafne, Plate 6 from ...
- Prints
- Sheet: 15 3/8 x 10 3/16 inches (39 x 25.9 cm)
- c. 1759
- Engraving
In his introduction to the sale catalogue, Plach explained that Gsell began collecting pictures in 1849 and made his first large purchase at the sale of Baron Samuel von Festetits, Artaria, Vienna, 11 April, 2 May and following, 1850.
This lively sketch depicts Apollo pursuing the nympg Daphne. It is one of over 300 drawings by Tiepolo at the V&A. They belonged to Edward Cheney, who visited Italy in the 1820s and assembled an important collection of Venetian art.
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