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Apollo and DaphneBernini
This electrifying marble group (1622–25) freezes the climax of Ovid’s tale as Daphne begins to turn into a laurel tree to escape Apollo’s grasp. Her fingers sprout leaves, her torso hardens into bark. Bernini renders transformation with astonishing fluidity, embodying Baroque ideals of movement, emotion, and divine drama.
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