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Apollo and Daphne

John Singer Sargent

National Gallery of Art

This is a painting showing two people in nature. The person on the left appears to be running towards the right, with one leg in the air and their arms outstretched. They have tan, golden-toned skin, blond hair, and golden fabric draped loosely around them, billowing backward as they run. On the right is a pale person standing upright in a tree, their arms outstretched. They appear intertwined with the tree, with their feet nestled in the light brown trunk and their head and hands covered in olive-green leaves. The background features indistinct brown shapes against a clear blue sky.

Artwork Details

Date
c. 1916/1919
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
14736 × 17009 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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