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HARRIET GOODHUE HOSMER. DAPHNE

Daphne. Artist: Harriet Goodhue Hosmer (1830-1908). Dimensions: 27 1/2 x 19 5/8 x 12 1/2 in. (69.9 x 49.8 x 31.8 cm). Date: 1853, carved 1854. In Greek mythology, Apollo's first love was Daphne, a nymph who shunned marriage and vowed perpetual virginity. Fleeing the god, Daphne prayed for help and was transformed into a laurel tree just as he was about to overtake her. Rather than depicting the dramatic moment of escape, Hosmer modeled a serene image and symbolized Daphne's metamorphosis by terminating the bust in laurel branches. The work is true to Hosmer's Neoclassical training in Rome, where she was one of a number of active American women sculptors.
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DAPHNE
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Daphne. Artist: Harriet Goodhue Hosmer (1830-1908). Dimensions: 27 1/2 x 19 5/8 x 12 1/2 in. (69.9 x 49.8 x 31.8 cm). Date: 1853, carved 1854. In Greek mythology, Apollo's first love was Daphne, a nymph who shunned marriage and vowed perpetual virginity. Fleeing the god, Daphne prayed for help and was transformed into a laurel tree just as he was about to overtake her. Rather than depicting the dramatic moment of escape, Hosmer modeled a serene image and symbolized Daphne's metamorphosis by terminating the bust in laurel branches. The work is true to Hosmer's Neoclassical training in Rome, where she was one of a number of active American women sculptors.
Technique/material:
Marble
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album
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Image size:
3249 x 4094 px | 38.1 MB
Print size:
27.5 x 34.7 cm | 10.8 x 13.6 in (300 dpi)
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