Apollo Daphne Bonded Marble Statue

Apollo and daphne is a life sized baroque marble sculpture by italian artist gian lorenzo bernini executed between 1622 and 1625.

Apollo daphne bonded marble statue.

Apollo alabaster sculpture god of arts music poetry sun and light prophecy. Hunting apollo dog life size museum sculpture statue 108 replica reproduction. Between 1622 and 1625 gian lorenzo bernini sculpted a baroque life sized marble statue entitled apollo and daphne. Apollo clutches daphne s hip pursuing her as she flees to escape him.

After apollo insults eros or cupid eros takes revenge by orchestrating a scene of unrequited passion and. Although it has since been moved into the center of the room originally the sculpture was located near the wall such that the viewer would first approach it from behind. Placed in the borghese gallery in rome this work depicts the culmination of the history of apollo and daphne phoebe and daphne in ovid s metamorphosis. The artist was likely inspired by the classical sculpture apollo belvedere circa 2nd century ce as well as the ancient roman poet ovid s rendition of the myth.

Cast in bonded natural marble our museum quality replica portrays love struck apollo s relentless pursuit of the unwilling daphne each having been struck by one of vengeful eros enchanted arrows moments before the gods answered the maiden s desperate cry for help by turning her into a laurel tree. In this sculpture bernini depicts the mythological drama that occurs between apollo god of music and poetry and daphne a virginal nymph. Cardinal scipione borghese commissioned apollo and daphne from bernini in 1622 to replace the rape of persephone that he had given to cardinal ludovisi. Design toscano apollo daphne bonded marble statue.

In ovid s telling the story begins with a pissing contest between two male gods. Apollo wears a laurel crown and daphne is portrayed halfway through her metamorphosis into the laurel tree with her arms already transforming into its branches as she flees and calls to her father to save her from apollo. From the toscano collection this baroque style statue depicting the tale of apollo and daphne gods of ancient greece is by italian artist gian lorenzo bernini 1598 1680 high quality bonded marble hand cast using real crushed white marble bonded with durable designer resin this is the perfect medium for this copy of the 1622 roman original from galleria borghese rome. Apollo and daphne statue by bernini bonded marble made in europe 7 5 inches 124 00.

Apollo and daphne a marble sculpture in the baroque style in natural size made by the italian artist gian lorenzo bernini and executed in 1622 1625. Housed in the galleria borghese in rome the work depicts the climax of the story of apollo and daphne phoebus and daphne in ovid s metamorphoses.