Apollo and Daphne, Apollo, struck by one of Amor's arrows, pursues the nymph Daphne. She calls her father for help and then turns into a laurel tree. All the leaves sprouted from her fingers. Two river gods and three nymphs watch the fleeing Daphne. Amor, the cause of evil, can be seen between the tree branches. He holds a bundle of arrows in his hand., print, print maker: Robert van Audenaerd, (mentioned on object), after painting by: Carlo Maratta, (mentioned on object), after drawing by: Giovanni Paolo Melchiori, (mentioned on object), Rome, 1685 - 1728, paper, etching, engraving, height

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