Cupid gets revenge on Apollo by making him fall in love with Daphne, and she refusing to co-operate. The result is her being transformed into the laurel.
Köhler
A story of jealousy, adultery, treachery and race, which resulted in an early professional actress in a lead, and the first major lead for a black actor.
Examples from William Blake, Caspar David Friedrich, Delacroix, and an enigmatic painting of Wales.
Delacroix’s famous painting of Marianne, personification of the French nation, does not stand alone. Here is a small collection.
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