Daphne turns into a laurel tree, Hendrick Goltzius (workshop or), 1589 Canvas Print
When the nymph Daphne was pursued by Apollo, who had fallen in love with her, she begged her father Peneus (a river god) for help. This caused his daughter to escape her assailant by turning her into a laurel tree. You can see the moment when Daphne's arms turn into leafy branches, while Apollo wants to grab her. In the background Cupid that Apollo, near the dead body of Python, hits with one of his arrows. Under the performance two times two lines of Latin text. This print is part of a series of 52 prints depicting stories from Ovid's Metamorphoses. This series is divided into three numbered series: two of 20 prints and one of 12 prints. This print belongs to the first series.
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