Apollo and Daphne

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"Apollo and Daphne" is a 19th-century painting by Théodore Chassériau depicting the dramatic mythological moment when the nymph Daphne transforms into a laurel tree to escape the god Apollo.

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instanceOf oil painting
painting
19thCenturyWork true
artistBirthName Théodore Chassériau
basedOn Ovid's Metamorphoses
myth of Apollo and Daphne
countryOfOrigin France
creator Théodore Chassériau
creatorNationality French
depicts Apollo
Daphne
Greek mythology
metamorphosis of Daphne into a laurel tree
pursuit of Daphne by Apollo
depictsEmotion desire
desperation
fear
depictsMoment instant of Daphne's transformation
depictsPlant laurel leaves
laurel tree
genre mythological painting
hasArtisticSchool French Romantic school
linked to: French Romanticism
hasAuthor Théodore Chassériau
hasColorPalette dramatic contrasts
hasComposition dynamic diagonal movement
hasMythologicalFigure Apollo
Daphne
hasMythologicalTheme chastity
divine desire
transformation
hasSetting wooded landscape
hasTheme escape
power of the gods
transformation as protection
inception 1845
influencedBy Ovid
classical antiquity
languageOfTitle French
mainSubject Daphne transforming into a laurel tree
divine pursuit
unrequited love
medium oil on canvas
movement Romanticism
partOf Théodore Chassériau's mythological works
period 19th century French art
titleInFrench Apollon et Daphné
linked to: Apollo and Daphne

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Théodore Chassériau notableWork Apollo and Daphne