Apollo and Daphne (Poussin)

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Apollo and Daphne (1661-1664) by Nicolas Poussin

Apollo and Daphne or Apollo in Love with Daphne is an oil on canvas painting by Nicolas Poussin, from 1661-1664, produced shortly before the painter's death. It is held in the Louvre, in Paris.

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History

The painter gave it to Cardinal Camillo Massimi [1] and it later entered Guillaume Guillon Lethière's collection. In 1832 it was bought from the collection of Sébastien Érard by Charles Paillet, expert commissioner for the French royal collections. His suggestion that the Musée des beaux-arts de Rouen purchase it was rejected, and it was instead bought by its current owner in 1869. [2]


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References

  1. (in French) Clélia Nau, « L’aperception des ressemblances. Métaphores filées dans l’Apollon amoureux de Daphné », Tangence, no 69, 2002, p. 27–54 (ISSN 0226-9554)
  2. (in French) Marie Pessiot and Pierre Rosenberg, « À propos de la provenance de l'Apollon et Daphné de Poussin », in La Revue du Louvre et des musées de France, 1998, vol. 48, n° 4

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