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Piero del Pollaiuolo : Apollo and Daphne wikidata:Q1028282 reasonator:Q1028282
Artist
Piero del Pollaiuolo (–1496) wikidata:Q707046
Piero del Pollaiuolo
Alternative names
Birth name: Piero di Jacopo d'Antonio Benci
Description Italian painter, sculptor and goldsmith
brother of Antonio del Pollaiolo
Date of birth/death 1443 / 1441 Edit this at Wikidata 1496 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Florence Rome
Work location
Florence , Rome
Authority file
creator QS:P170,Q707046
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Title
Apollo and Daphne Edit this at Wikidata
title QS:P1476,en:"Apollo and Daphne Edit this at Wikidata "
label QS:Len,"Apollo and Daphne Edit this at Wikidata "
label QS:Lit,"Apollo e Dafne"
label QS:Lja,"アポロンとダフネ (ポッライオーロ)"
label QS:Lfr,"Apollon et Daphné"
label QS:Larz,"ابولو و دافنى"
label QS:Lpl,"Apollo i Dafne"
label QS:Lid,"Apollo dan Dafne"
label QS:Lnl,"Apollo and Daphne"
label QS:Les,"Apolo y Dafne"
label QS:Lfi,"Apollon ja Dafne"
label QS:Lde,"Apollo und Daphne"
label QS:Lhy,"Ապոլլոն և Դափնե"
label QS:Ltr,"Apollon ve Dafni"
Object type painting Edit this at Wikidata
Genre mythological painting Edit this at Wikidata
Description
English: The nymph Daphne prayed for rescue when she was pursued by the god Apollo. When he touched her, she was turned into a laurel. This is a story from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses', Such pagan fables were popular subjects to decorate furniture in Florence.The landscape, like that in the altarpiece of the 'Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian', is based on the Arno valley near Florence, and is likely to date from the same period.
Date probably from 1470 until 1480
date QS:P,+1450-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+1470-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P582,+1480-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q56644435
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Medium oil on panel Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions height: 29.5 cm (11.6 in) Edit this at Wikidata ; width: 20 cm (7.8 in) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2048,+29.5U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,+20U174728
institution QS:P195,Q180788
Current location
not on view
Accession number
NG928 ( National Gallery ) Edit this at Wikidata
Credit line 1876: bequeathed by Wynn Ellis
References
Source/Photographer The original uploader was DO'Neil at English Wikipedia .

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