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Apollo and Daphne
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Apollo and Daphne

Pieter van Gunst · 1659 - 1731 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The nymph Daphne is pursued by the lovesick Apollo. She prays to her father Peneus for help and immediately turns into a laurel tree: from her hands grow branches and leaves. In the foreground the river god Peneus.

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Credit lineApollo en Daphne. 1659 - 1731. Pieter van Gunst. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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