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Apollo and Daphne

Medallion
late 16th or early 17th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Vianen, Paulus Willemsz. Van (artists)
Place of origin
Netherlands (made)

This relief medallion representing Apollo and Daphne was probably made by Paulus Van Vianen in Netherlands, in the late 16th or early 17th century. This is in wax on wood. This is almost identical with one of three lead plaques in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (inv. 10944) from which this could be derived.


Object details

Categories
Reliefs
Medallions
Object type
Medallion
TitleApollo and Daphne (generic title)
Brief description
Relief medallion, Apollo and Daphne; Wax wood Dutch late 16th or early 17th century.
Physical description
Relief medallion depicting Apollo and Daphne. Daphne is fleeing to the left, naked and with arms upraised. The laurel leaves sprout from her fingers. On the right, Apollo in cuirass and mantle pursues her with a bow. Above, Cupid shoots an arrow from the clouds. In the background a medieval house and tower. On the left a satyr behind a tree.
Subjects depicted
Satyr
Bow
House
Trees
Apollo
Daphne
Cupid
Summary
This relief medallion representing Apollo and Daphne was probably made by Paulus Van Vianen in Netherlands, in the late 16th or early 17th century. This is in wax on wood. This is almost identical with one of three lead plaques in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (inv. 10944) from which this could be derived.
Bibliographic references
  • Frederiks, J. W. Dutch Silver. The Hague, 1952. vol. I. no. 86.CC. p. 144.
  • Cf. Pit. A. Catalogus van het goud-en zilverwerk in het Nederlandsch Museum voor geschiedenis en Kunst te Amsterdam. Amsterdam, 1901. p. 29. nos. 71, 73. pl. XXVI.
  • Cf. Bange, E. F. ed. Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. Die Bildwerke des Deutschen Museums. Zweitter Band. Die Bildwerke in Bronze und in Anderen Metallen. Berlin and Leipzig, 1923. no. 1475. pl. 19. p. 104. no. 7993. pl. 42., no. 8308. p. 60.
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.17-1928

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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