Apollo and Daphne (Pollaiuolo)
Apollo and Daphne is a c.1470–1480 oil on panel painting, attributed to
National Gallery, London, where it still hangs.[1] It shows Daphne's transformation into a laurel tree to escape Apollo in Ovid's Metamorphoses
.
Its choice of wood as a support and its small dimensions mean that it was long mistaken as a fragment of a decorative cassone.[2] It was long attributed to Antonio but is now usually attributed to Piero. The background vegetation was previously brighter but is now irreversibly oxidized.[3]
References
- ^ "Piero del Pollaiuolo | Apollo and Daphne". National Gallery, London. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ISBN 88-7439-115-3
- ISBN 9781857094701
Further reading
- Freedman, Luba (2011–2012). "Apollo and Daphne by Antonio del Pollaiuolo and the Poetry of Lorenzo de' Medici". JSTOR 24616442.
External links
- Media related to Apollo and Daphne attributed to Piero del Pollaiolo at Wikimedia Commons