Lot Details
Lot 33
Italian School
18th Century
Landscape with Apollo and Daphne
Oil on canvas
21 1/2 x 27 7/8 inches (54.5 x 70.6 cm)
This representation of the myth of Apollo and Daphne differs from its classical source in Ovid's Metamorphoses in that it shows Apollo's sister, the goddess Artemis (Diana), watching the action from within a cloud that has settled onto a nearby tree. Presumably in this version of the story it is she, rather than Daphne's father, the river god Peneus, who rescues Daphne from Apollo.
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Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
Sold for $1,875 (includes buyer's premium)
Additional Notes & Condition Report
Glue relined. Frame rubbing around the edges with corresponding areas of restoration. Numerous patches on the back corresponding to repaired small holes and tears. Scattered touches of restoration.
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