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APOLLO AND DAPHNE BRONZE SCULPTURE BY BERNINI

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APOLLO AND DAPHNE BRONZE SCULPTURE BY BERNINI
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This item selling in Upscale Art Galleries and Museum galleries for up to $3700.00 - $4900.00 when it can be found. This is a sophisticated Piece, perfect for any art lovers home, office, or place of business. Don't miss your opportunity to own this wonderful and rare piece, Buy it Now! Bid with confidence.Think Bronze, takes pride in our superb collection of museum quality Bronze Statues, handpicked from the finest artistry using old world standards around the globe. The attentions to the intricate details of these luxurious works of art are amazing and the brilliance of the figures unsurpassed. From art Nuevo to art deco, wildlife nature to equestrian, classical to contemporary, religious to renascence or nude, you will find a remarkable assortment of diverse Art forms and sizes, coupled with undeniable values makes Think Bronze a fantasy playground for art collector and lover in you.."Apollo and Daphne" This famous sculpture is by the famous Italian sculptor, Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680). It was inspired by one of the stories included in Ovid's Metamorphoses. The Story Behind the Sculpture: In the story, Apollo, god of prophecy, sees the young Eros, god of love, playing with his bow and arrows and remarks, "What have you to do with warlike weapons? Leave them for hands worthy of them." In retribution for this reproach, Eros wounds Apollo with a golden arrow, causing him to fall in love with the nymph daughter of the river God, Peneus. Eros additionally wounds the beautiful nymph, Daphne, with a lead arrow, thus insuring she would not be wooed by Apollo's advances. (In fact, the arrow's power was so strong that Daphne forthwith refused all of her lovers.) Apollo, struck with the golden arrow of love, pleads with Daphne to fulfill his desire. Daphne, repulsed by the idea, begins to flee. Even as she runs, he is more captivated by her beauty. Apollo grows impatient and soon, sped by Eros, gains on her. With slower speed and failing strength, Daphne cries out to her father just as Apollo captures her. Not a moment later, Daphne's skin turns to bark, her hair leaves, her arms branches, her feet roots, and her face a treetop. In only a moment, Peneus protects his daughter by turning her into a laurel tree. After the transformation Apollo still embraces the tree. He cuts off some of her branches and leaves to make a wreath and proclaims the laurel as a sacred tree. Bernini's sculpture captures Daphne's transformation with intense emotion and drama by portraying the different stages of her changes. The interlocking components and chiaroscuro create more narrative, reflecting foundations of Hellenistic Greek art. Cast in bronze and signed "Bernini." About the Artist: Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini (December 7, 1598 - November 28, 1680) was a pre-eminent Baroque sculptor, architect, and painter of 17th Century Rome. He was the son of a sculptor and studied with his father who also helped him gain early patronage. Extensive patronage from the powerful Borghese and Barberini families contributed to his notoriety, but, from the beginning, Bernini was a virtuosic sculptor. For Cardinal Scipione Borghese, he produced a series of sculptures of subjects from Ovid's Metamorphoses and from the Bible (1618-25). These works show Bernini's ability to use the observer's space to expand the possibilities of sculpture beyond the medium itself. Apollo and Daphne, for instance, shows Daphne trying to escape from the pursuing Apollo and turning into a laurel tree as she does so. The observer must walk around the sculpture to witness Daphne's transformation, thus denying a unitary viewpoint. This type of multiple viewpoint was common in Mannerist sculpture.Condition: This sculpture is in a very Good condition. Bronze Dimensions with Marble Base:Height 23" x Width 20"Marble Dimensions:10 1/2" X 8"Height without base:22" Weight :40 LBSInventory : 69-190B43096 This item selling in Upscale Art Galleries and Museum galleries for up to $3700.00 - $4900.00 when it can be found. This is a sophisticated Piece, perfect for any art lovers home, office, or place of business. Don't miss your opportunity to own this wonderful and rare piece, Buy it Now! Bid with confidence.Think Bronze, takes pride in our super