File:Piero_del_Pollaiolo_(attr.)_Apollo_and_Daphne.jpg
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Summary
Piero del Pollaiuolo: Apollo and Daphne | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Title |
label QS:Lit,"Apollo e Dafne"
label QS:Lja,"アポロンとダフネ (ポッライオーロ)"
label QS:Lfr,"Apollon et Daphné"
label QS:Larz,"ابولو و دافنى"
label QS:Lpl,"Apollo i Dafne"
label QS:Lid,"Apollo dan Dafne"
label QS:Lnl,"Apollo and Daphne"
label QS:Les,"Apolo y Dafne"
label QS:Lfi,"Apollon ja Dafne"
label QS:Lde,"Apollo und Daphne"
label QS:Lhy,"Ապոլլոն և Դափնե"
label QS:Ltr,"Apollon ve Dafni" |
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Object type | painting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre | mythological painting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
English: The nymph Daphne prayed for rescue when she was pursued by the god Apollo. When he touched her, she was turned into a laurel. This is a story from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses', Such pagan fables were popular subjects to decorate furniture in Florence.The landscape, like that in the altarpiece of the 'Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian', is based on the Arno valley near Florence, and is likely to date from the same period. |
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Date |
probably from 1470 until 1480 date QS:P,+1450-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+1470-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P582,+1480-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q56644435 |
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Medium | oil on panel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions |
height: 29.5 cm (11.6 in) ; width: 20 cm (7.8 in) dimensions QS:P2048,+29.5U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,+20U174728 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q180788
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Current location |
not on view |
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Accession number |
NG928 (National Gallery) |
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Credit line |
1876: bequeathed by Wynn Ellis |
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Source/Photographer | The original uploader was DO'Neil at English Wikipedia. |
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Date and time of data generation | 01:32, 7 April 2010 |
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Author | Antonio del Pollaiuolo |
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Online copyright statement | http://www.nationalgalleryimages.co.uk/upload/terms_and_conditions.pdf |
Headline | probably 1470-80 |
Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 300 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 300 dpi |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows |
File change date and time | 01:32, 7 April 2010 |
Y and C positioning | Centered |
Exif version | 2.2 |
Date and time of digitizing | 01:32, 7 April 2010 |
Meaning of each component | Y |
DateTime subseconds | 0 |
DateTimeDigitized subseconds | 0 |
Supported Flashpix version | 1 |
Color space | Uncalibrated |
Image width | 2,859 px |
Image height | 4,226 px |
Date metadata was last modified | 10:46, 12 August 2009 |