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Apollo and DaphneBernini
This Baroque masterpiece (1622–25) captures the climax of Ovid’s myth: as Apollo pursues Daphne, she calls to her father for help and begins transforming into a laurel tree. Bernini freezes the moment of metamorphosis—her fingers sprout leaves, her toes root into bark—conveying divine drama, erotic tension, and the futility of desire in motionless marble.
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