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This is a drawing of two figures in a landscape. The figure on the right is a woman running and looking back at the man on the left, who appears to be chasing her. The background shows trees and mountains.
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This is a drawing of two figures in a landscape. The figure on the right is a woman running and looking back at the man on the left, who appears to be chasing her. The background shows trees and mountains.

National Gallery of Art · Portfolio

Apollo and Daphne

Georg Andreas Wolfgang the Elder

Date
1665
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 14.6 x 14.9 cm (5 3/4 x 5 7/8 in.)
Classification
Portfolio · Print
Accession number
2005.17.16
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • German
  • Woman
  • Male figure
  • Forest
  • Mountain
Provenance

(sale, Swann Galleries, New York, 4 November 2004, no. 301);(David Tunick, Inc., New York); purchased 2004 by NGA.

Inscription

lower center in plate: Daphnen Phoebus amat, sequitur. per avia amata... / ...Servare & thalami vincula a nulla pati. / 14.

NGA object ID 133466. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.