It's the chase between Apollo and Daphne by Bernini. The legend goes that Eros got mad at Apollo for some odd reason and cast two arrows. One tipped in Gold and the other lead, the gold arrow struck Apollo and made him fall in love with whoever the lead arrow struck, which was Daphne. The lead arrow made Daphne loath Apollo and so a chase begun. In the end Daphne fell tired of running and asked her father, the river god, to end the chase. Her father turned her into a Loral tree, and so you can see her turning into the tree in Bernini's sculpture.
It's a really sweet piece, the more you walk around the sculpture, the more of a tree she is turning into. It's hard to see but her hands and hair are turning into branches and leaves, her legs are turning into the trunk and her feet are growing roots.
Apollo is by far my favorite greek God, it was Neptune, GOD OF THE SEA, but now it's Apollo, he is the God of the arts, medicine and the sun.
Here is the beginning of my charcoal sketch, don't know why it's sideways or how to turn it. So just tilt your head or the computer if you want a better look.
Take care.
-Rob
1 comment:
I'm actually quite fond of Athena, who jumped forth from Zeus's head. I think it took a big hammer to set her free, which is a metaphor for much of my life.
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