Object Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog number |
P57 |
Artist |
Musi, Agostino |
Title |
Apollo and Daphne |
Date |
1518 |
Object Name |
Engraving |
Description |
Engraving by Agostino Musi (ca. 1490-after 1536) titled "Apollo and Daphne," from Salamanca edition. The Greco-Roman sun god Apollo was known for numerous erotic exploits with both men and women, most of which ended in tragic frustration. He pursued the unwilling nymph Daphne, who cried out to her father, a river god, for help. Here we see his answer to her plea: twisted with anguish and repulsion, she is being transformed into a laurel tree just as the armed god, off-balance in his chase, grasps her long hair. |
Medium/Material |
Ink on paper |
Dimensions |
H-9.25 W-6.75 inches |
Search Terms |
Renaissance 16th century AD Mythological Love Sexuality Apollo Figure Deity Greek and Roman Italy Europe |
Exhibition and Publication History |
* "Goddess, Worker, Mother, Symbol: Images of Women in World Art," G-TM, 1994, #35, illus. p. 24, ill., and discussion p.25. *Exhibited in 'Hope is the Thing with Feathers: Art of the Natural World', 4/11-7/31/2019. |
Culture |
Italian |