Apollo and Daphne I
2005
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
2005
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Apollo and Daphne I is a 2005 by Paul Thomas, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The drawing is titled Apollo and Daphne I, created by Paul Thomas in 2005. This work is based on a story from Ovid's Metamorphoses, where Apollo falls in love with Daphne. The story is a mythological one, which is a common theme in Paul Thomas's work. To learn more about the techniques used in this drawing, you can look into stippling.
A standing nude female figure in a landscape sprouts leaves from her body as she is clasped from behind by a nude male figure with the word "APOLLO" inscribed on his arm. The scene illustrates a moment from Ovid’s *Metamorphoses*, where Apollo pursues Daphne, who transforms into a laurel tree to escape him. The drawing is part of the *40 Artists - 40 Drawings* series, acquired as a group in 2007.
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Paul Thomas made detailed drawings in the early 2000s, often reimagining classical myths.
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