The laurel in the painting (1)
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The document discusses the symbolism of the laurel plant in relation to poetry and victory. It provides examples from various paintings depicting the myth of Apollo and Daphne, with the laurel representing Daphne transformed to escape Apollo. The laurel is also depicted being worn by poets such as Dante, Petrarch and others, symbolizing their achievements in poetry. Raphael's fresco Parnassus on Mount Parnassus is described, showing Apollo surrounded by poets both historical and contemporary to Raphael.
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- 3. symbol of poetry symbol of victory, immortality and eternal glory symbol of resurrection, eternity and chastity in Christianity
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- 6. The laurel and the myth of Apollo and Daphne
- 7. flowers scattered across the hillside reflection of the trees in the river ... the nymph Daphne is transformed into a laurel to escape the god Apollo Antonio Pollaiolo Apollo and Daphne Apollon et Daphné 1480 National Gallery, London
- 11. Cupid in the sky two arrows Apollo and Daphne Francesco Albani Apollo and Daphne Apollon et Daphné 1615-1620 Musée du Louvre, Paris
- 15. a Rococo version … an idyllic landscape Alpheus, river god Apollo and the nymph's transformation into a laurel tree Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Apollo and Daphne Apollon et Daphné 1741 Musée du Louvre, Paris
- 18. Apollo and Daphne in the Pre-Raphaelite style John William Waterhouse Apollo and Daphne Apollon et Daphné 1908 Private collection
- 21. a landscape a viola da braccio and Apollo singing his love for Daphne Dosso Dossi Apollo Apollon 1524 Galleria Borghese, Rome
- 25. The laurel, symbol of poetry
- 26. Dante Alighieri and Guido Cavalcanti, Francesco Petrarch, Giovanni Boccaccio … Cino di Pistoia and Guittone d’Arezzo, as minor poets, look on silently at this commanding display Giorgio Vasari Six Tuscan Poets Six Poètes toscans 1544 Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis
- 27. a stark and striking genealogy of Italian poetry: the four great poets crowned with laurel wreaths, … and Dante as their core
- 35. Petrarch and laurel wreath Giorgio Vasari Portrait of Petrarch Portrait de Pétrarque - Musée Fesch, Ajaccio
- 38. an striking profile a red cloak a red cap above a white bonnet and a laurel wreath Sandro Botticelli Portrait of Dante Portrait de Dante 1495 Private collection
- 41. .. il Sommo Poeta .."the Supreme Poet" Cristofano dell'Altissimo Dante Alighieri 1552-1568 Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence
- 44. Mount Parnassus ... Apollo and the Muses surrounded by poets from Antiquity and the time of Raphael Raphael Raphaël The Parnassus Le Parnasse 1509-1510 Stanza della Segnatura, Palazzi Pontifici, Vatican
- 47. Apollo playing the lira da braccio is surrounded by the Muses Melpomene, Terpsichore, Polyhymnia, Calliope Euterpe, Thalia, Clio, Urania, Erato Raphael Raphaël The Parnassus Le Parnasse 1509-1510 Stanza della Segnatura, Palazzi Pontifici, Vatican
- 50. the four epic poets: Dante, Homer, Virgil and Poliziano Raphael Raphaël The Parnassus Le Parnasse 1509-1510 Stanza della Segnatura, Palazzi Pontifici, Vatican
- 53. the five lyric poets: Alcaeus, Corinna, Sappho, Anacreon and Petrarch Raphael Raphaël The Parnassus Le Parnasse 1509-1510 Stanza della Segnatura, Palazzi Pontifici, Vatican
- 56. Vittoria Colonna, Giovanni Boccaccio, Ludovico Ariosto, Pietro Bembo and Horace in conversation with Jacopo Sannazaro, and Ovid Raphael Raphaël The Parnassus Le Parnasse 1509-1510 Stanza della Segnatura, Palazzi Pontifici, Vatican
- 62. olga_oes The laurel in the painting (1) Le laurier dans la peinture (1) images and text credit www. Music ThePianoGuys Beethoven's 5 Secrets created olga.e. thanks for watching