Thursday, February 10, 2011

Apollo and Daphne by Bernini.


We spent most of the day in the great museum the Villa Borghese. More great art per square inch than even the Saatchi's own collection.

Much of the time was spent looking at Bernini's "Apollo and Daphne." Apollo is out to rape her, to save herself, she turns into a laurel tree. Fingers morphing into leaves hewn from marble.

Way better than a Laurel and Hardy tree.