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| Keywords: Dossi, Dosso - Apollo - 1524.jpg Artwork Creator Dosso Dossi Apollo en This painting was probably commissioned by Alfonso d'Este and may allude to his love affair with the lady-in-waiting Laura Dianti after the death of his wife Lucrezia Borgia in 1519 The painting was inspired by the story of Apollo and Daphne in Ovid's Metamorphoses Apollo is singing his love for Daphne and interrupts his performance at the moment when the nymph is transformed into a laurel tree allusion to Laura in the landscape on the left Apollo accompanies his song on a viola da braccio the instrument played by Duke Alfonso 1524 oil canvas size cm 1194 118 Institution Galleria Borghese Rome object history credit line http //www wga hu/html/d/dossi/apollo html accession number WGA link 6612 http //www wga hu/art/d/dossi/dosso/apollo jpg http //www wga hu/html/d/dossi/dosso/apollo html PD-old-100 painting mythological Italian 1501-1550 Mythological paintings by Dosso Dossi Apollo and Daphne 1524 paintings oil paintings of men Paintings of Apollo Daphne's metamorphosis Paintings of men holding musical instruments Renaissance paintings of mythology Borghese Collection Men looking up in art Laura de'Dianti Violins in paintings WGA form painting WGA type mythological WGA School Italian WGA time period 1501-1550 Paintings in Galleria Borghese Rome Viola da braccio Green objects 1520s paintings from Italy 1520s paintings in Italy Mythological paintings in Italy Paintings of men sitting outdoors | ||||
