The subject shown is "apollo pursuing daphne." daphne flees from center to the left with apollo in pursuit from the right. in addition to the two main figures, two nymphs are shown watching the pair from behind a tree at the right, and cupid flies above apollo's head holding bow and arrows. border shows rinceaux of acanthus leaves and flowers. Apollo pursuing daphne, with cupid and river god peneus, her father, attributed to paolo di matteis, illustrates a story from the metamorphoses by the roman poet ovid; these stories all tell of people who are changed into plants or animals. daphne was a hunter devoted to the hunter goddess diana and pledged to remain a virgin.
The myth of apollo and daphne is a story describing what happens when lust faces rejection. it’s a tale about the power of love, the power of cupid (or eros in greek) who can even blind the most powerful amongst the greek gods. in the myth, apollo falls madly in love with daphne, a woman sworn to remain a virgin. For the subject see ovid, 'metamorphoses' (1). daphne, pursued by apollo, cries for help to her father, the river god peneus. he transforms her into a laurel bush as apollo reaches her. the fresco (transferred to canvas) comes from a series painted in the stanza di apollo in the garden pavilion of the villa aldobrandini, frascati. Although domenichino designed the scenes, much of the actual painting seems to have been left to assistants. the sun god apollo – identifiable by the golden rays around his head – pursues a young woman whose fingers are sprouting foliage. this is daphne, a river nymph with whom the god has fallen in love. she rejects his advances and. This painting shows what can happen when cupid’s arrows make love go wrong. daphne, a beautiful mountain nymph, had the bad luck of attracting the affection of apollo, the god of reason, music, and poetry. apollo was returning from slaying a monster named python when he saw cupid. apollo bragged to cupid that his bow was bigger than cupid’s.
Although domenichino designed the scenes, much of the actual painting seems to have been left to assistants. the sun god apollo – identifiable by the golden rays around his head – pursues a young woman whose fingers are sprouting foliage. this is daphne, a river nymph with whom the god has fallen in love. she rejects his advances and. This painting shows what can happen when cupid’s arrows make love go wrong. daphne, a beautiful mountain nymph, had the bad luck of attracting the affection of apollo, the god of reason, music, and poetry. apollo was returning from slaying a monster named python when he saw cupid. apollo bragged to cupid that his bow was bigger than cupid’s. The apollo pursuing daphne is unique among interpretations of the theme. apollo's forward thrust seems to propel daphne backward in a composition of excited movement. cupid takes cover from the wrath of apollo that will shortly ensue, and peneus remains firmly rooted in an effort to stop the ardent pursuer. the off–center composition, typical. Apollo chasing daphne. 1681. oil on canvas, 221,2 x 224 cm. musées royaux des beaux arts, brussels. the story is taken from the metamorphoses of the roman poet ovid. after apollo had offended cupid in his capacity as an archer, the god of love shot two separate arrows out of spite. one of these struck apollo himself, who became inflamed with.
The apollo pursuing daphne is unique among interpretations of the theme. apollo's forward thrust seems to propel daphne backward in a composition of excited movement. cupid takes cover from the wrath of apollo that will shortly ensue, and peneus remains firmly rooted in an effort to stop the ardent pursuer. the off–center composition, typical. Apollo chasing daphne. 1681. oil on canvas, 221,2 x 224 cm. musées royaux des beaux arts, brussels. the story is taken from the metamorphoses of the roman poet ovid. after apollo had offended cupid in his capacity as an archer, the god of love shot two separate arrows out of spite. one of these struck apollo himself, who became inflamed with.
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