Apollo and Daphne
This famous sculpture represents the moment of transformation of Daphne into laurel followed by Apollo as narrated in the Metamorphoses by Ovid. The technical artistry of the sculpture is at the highest level as demonstrated by the subtle layers of the leaves and the bark of the tree. The Gallery holds other masterpieces by Bernini such as David, the Rape of Proserpina, Enea e Anchise, the Bust of Scipione Borghese, the Verità and the painted Self-portrait.
LE OPERE
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St. Peter's Basilica
San Longino / Busto di Paolo V / Busto di Antonio Coppola / Ecstasy Ludovica Albertoni / Cappella Cornaro / Four Rivers Fountain / Anima Beata / Havakuk and the Angel / Santa Bibiana / Cappella Raimondi / Busti di Innocenzo X / Busto di Gabriele Fonseca / Angelo con la Corona di Spine / Rivers Fountain / Fontana del Tritone / Elefantino della Minerva (Pulcino della Minerva) / Fountain of the Bees / Elefante Obeliscoforo / Fontana del Leone