Apollo and Daphne (Poussin)

Apollo and Daphne or Apollo in Love with Daphne is an oil on canvas painting by Nicolas Poussin, from 1661-1664, produced shortly before the painter's death. It is held in the Louvre, in Paris.

Apollo and Daphne (1661-1664) by Nicolas Poussin

History

The painter gave it to Cardinal Camillo Massimi^[1] and it later entered Guillaume Guillon Lethière's collection. In 1832 it was bought from the collection of Sébastien Érard by Charles Paillet, expert commissioner for the French royal collections. His suggestion that the Musée des beaux-arts de Rouen bought it was rejected and it was instead bought by its current owner in 1869.^[2]

See also

• List of paintings by Nicolas Poussin