Apollo and Daphne (Bernini)

Apollo and Daphne
ArtistGian Lorenzo Bernini
Year1622–1625 (1622–1625)
Catalogue18
TypeSculpture
MediumMarble
Dimensions243 cm (96 in)
LocationGalleria Borghese, Rome
Preceded byDavid (Bernini)
Followed byBust of Antonio Cepparelli

Apollo and Daphne is a life-sized marble sculpture by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini, which was executed between 1622 and 1625. It is regarded as one of the artistic marvels of the Baroque age. The statue is housed in the Galleria Borghese in Rome, along with several other examples of the artist's most important early works. The sculpture depicts the climax of the story of Apollo and Daphne (Phoebus and Daphne), as written in Ovid's Metamorphoses, wherein the nymph Daphne escapes Apollo's advances by transforming into a laurel tree.