OPUS "FORGOTTEN BEAUTY"
INSPIRED BY ROMAN MYTHOLOGY
CHARCOAL ON ITALIAN HANDMADE PAPER
68x48cm (27x19")
Daphne was an extremely beautiful naiad nymph, daughter of River-God Peneus.
She was a victim of Cupid’s malice which was induced by Apollo’s scorn. Transformed into a laurel, she became Apollo’s evergreen tree.
January 9, 2012
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drawing, female, mythology, nude, nymph, woman, black&white, charcoal on paper