Bernini Apollo And Daphne Exploring Art With Alessandro Apollo and daphne’s sculpture was ordered after borghese transferred the earlier work of his patronage, bernini’s pluto and persephone, to cardinal ludovico ludovisi. most of the work was done in 1622 23, but there was a pause, most probably for work on the sculpture of david, which interrupted its completion, and the artist did not finish. Apollo and daphne is a life sized marble sculpture by the italian artist gian lorenzo bernini, which was executed between 1622 and 1625. it is regarded as one of the artistic marvels of the baroque age. the statue is housed in the galleria borghese in rome, along with several other examples of the artist's most important early works.
Apollo And Daphne At The Galleria Borghese Statue Rome Apollo And The “apollo and daphne” sculpture holds immense significance not only in the context of bernini’s artistic career but also in the broader history of baroque art. this work, commissioned by cardinal scipione borghese in 1622, marked a pivotal moment in bernini’s rise to fame and cemented his reputation as one of the most talented. Apollo and daphne, one of gian lorenzo bernini’s first major commissions, was completed between 1622 and 1625 for cardinal scipione borghese, a great art patron and nephew of pope paul v. carrying the symbolism of lust versus rejection, the sculpture stands vigorously as one of bernini’s greatest accomplishments. Indeed as early as the late 15th century, daphne symbolised virtue which flees from hidden dangers and remains pure and evergreen, like the laurel (coliva, in bernini scultore, 1998, p. 263). in addition, the themes of apollo and the laurel were intended to celebrate the cardinal and the construction of villa pinciana, a locus of art and pleasure. Apollo and daphne (1625) by bernini. although retold in ovid’s book, the story of these two characters originally came from greek and roman mythology. thanks to the advances in printing technology during the renaissance period, ancient texts and myths started to emerge and be published, and the rise in the popularity of these stories resulted in the commissioning of works that portrayed them.
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