Emblem of Baroque sculpture. A masterpiece by Bernini, representing one of the Metamorphoses narrated by Ovid. It reflects the taste of the papal court, in this case of Cardinal Scipione Borghese, for mythological themes, which connect with the humanist and refined training, concerned with the themes of Antiquity.
Collection: Images
Project: 11. Science and culture as representation in Europe.
Chronology: XVII
Scope: Secondary Education, Baccalaureate
Link: https://galleriaborghese.beniculturali.it/opere/apollo-e-dafne/
Resource type: Image
Format: Marble (243 cm)
Source: Galleria Borghese (Roma)
Language: Italian
Date: 1622-1625
Owner: Raimundo A. Rodríguez Pérez (Modernalia)
Identifier: CV
Copyright: Galleria Borghese (Roma)
Abstract: Cultural history
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