27 maio 1622 ano - Gianlorenzo Bernini, Apollo and Daphne, marble, 1622

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For Scipione Borghese

- From Greek Mythology; Apollo wants Daphne, chases her, she asks help from her father (water god), he turns her into a Laurel tree; Laurel is emblem of Apollo
- Depicts Daphne transforming into a tree; many textures involving this, Bernini is showing off his skills
- Apollo is modeled after Apollo of Belvedere
- Apollo's face is calm, bc he is a god of intellect
- Daphne's face is screaming