拍品 37
37
AN ITALIAN WHITE MARBLE FIGURAL GROUP OF APOLLO AND DAPHNE, ON PEDESTAL
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE NEW JERSEY COLLECTION (LOT 37)
AN ITALIAN WHITE MARBLE FIGURAL GROUP OF APOLLO AND DAPHNE, ON PEDESTAL

AFTER GIANLORENZO BERNINI, LATE 19TH/EARLY 2OTH CENTURY

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AN ITALIAN WHITE MARBLE FIGURAL GROUP OF APOLLO AND DAPHNE, ON PEDESTAL
AFTER GIANLORENZO BERNINI, LATE 19TH/EARLY 2OTH CENTURY
Apparently unsigned, raised on a mottled green pedestal
The group: 40¼ in. (102 cm.) high
The pedestal: 39½ in. (100.3 cm.) high (2)

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The unveiling of the marble group Apollo and Daphne in 1625 caused an immediate sensation and created a celebrity of its creator, Gianlorenzo Bernini. Borrowing inspiration from Ovid's Metamorphosis, the group depicts a love-struck Apollo pursuing Daphne, the daughter of a river god, who is transformed into a laurel tree in order to escape Apollo's grasps. The popularity of the group endured into the 19th century when a number of revered artists, including Orazio Andreoni, reproduced the group commercially.