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By Liz Lev Long before blockbuster cinema delighted audiences, there was Gian Lorenzo Bernini. During his 65 years ...
Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680), Apollo and Daphne, detail of upper portion, 1622-25, marble, 95 5/8 inches (2.43 meters) high, Galleria Borghese, Rome, detail. Photo source: Alvesgaspar / Wikimedia Commons. Don’t mess with Cupid. Apollo, the most handsome of the Greco-Roman gods, was the charioteer of the Sun, as well as the god of music, poetry, eloquence, art, medicine, prophecy, and archery. But Apollo made the mistake of dissing Cupid — and he paid an everlasting price. This article explores the Apollo and Daphne myth in examples of Renaissance, Baroque, and Rococo art, concluding w...