Iconography

GODS AND MYTHS

Daphne / Apollo and Daphne / Cycles / (circa) Florentine cassone (London, Durlacher)
Daphne / Apollo and Daphne / Amor shooting arrows at Apollo and Daphne
Daphne / Apollo and Daphne / Before the chase
Daphne / Apollo and Daphne / Daphne fleeing from Apollo
Daphne / Apollo and Daphne / Daphne transforming into a laurel tree / Transformation complete
Daphne / Apollo and Daphne / Apollo breaking a laurel-branch off the tree

Further details

Schubring interprets the left scene as Daphne's relatives trying to persuade her to marry Apollo

Artist or creator

Florentine

Date

15th century (middle)

Location

London, Durlacher

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))

Notes on photograph

Bibliographic Citation

P. Schubring, Cassoni. Truhen und Truhenbilder der italienischen Frührenaissance. Ein Beitrag zur Profanmalerei im Quattrocento, Leipzig, 1915-23, no. 917

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Acknowledgements

Record created with the generous support of the Dean’s Development Fund, School of Advanced Study’

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